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Prof. Dr med. Christoph Heidenhain (Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Heidenhain) is Chief Physician of the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the Markus Hospital, part of Agaplesion Frankfurt Diakonie Hospital in Frankfurt am Main. Patients come to him with tumours of the oesophagus, liver and pancreas, with severe reflux and hiatal hernia, and when they need an operation on the bowel.
Where the doctor practises and what they do
Prof. Heidenhain operates at the Markus Hospital in Frankfurt am Main. His department covers surgery of the abdominal organs, and its main fields are major cancer operations: removal of oesophageal tumours, liver resections (removal of the part of the organ that contains the tumour) and complex procedures on the pancreas. These are operations where the experience of the surgeon and his team matters a great deal, which is why patients with such diagnoses are often referred to the Markus Hospital from other regions. For those seeking oesophageal cancer treatment in Germany, a consultation with Prof. Heidenhain is one of the first options we suggest.
The second large field is reflux and oesophageal surgery: fundoplication (an operation in which the upper part of the stomach is wrapped around the oesophagus so that acid no longer flows back up), POEM (an endoscopic procedure that cuts the oesophageal muscle from the inside when the oesophagus fails to open properly, with no skin incisions) and repair of hiatal hernias. Bowel operations are performed minimally invasively and with a robotic system — through small incisions, which makes recovery easier.
What they are known for
The department led by Prof. Heidenhain is regarded as the largest centre in the Rhine-Main region for the surgical treatment of oesophageal tumours. For more than fifteen years it has also been one of the important centres for reflux and oesophageal motility disorders — conditions in which the oesophagus fails to move food along properly or to hold back the contents of the stomach. For the patient this means that both cancer operations and «benign» operations on the oesophagus are performed here regularly, not occasionally.
How we arrange an appointment
AlenMed arranges consultations and treatment with Prof. Heidenhain at Agaplesion Frankfurt Diakonie Hospital. Send us your medical reports, endoscopy findings and imaging via the request form; we translate them into German, forward them to the doctor and agree a date for the consultation or admission. During your stay you are accompanied by a medical interpreter, and we help with the visa, airport transfer and accommodation. You pay for diagnostics and treatment directly to the hospital at its official tariffs.
This material is provided for informational purposes only and does not replace a doctor’s consultation. The possibility and results of treatment are determined after an in-person examination.