Patient Experience
As a 68-year-old retired teacher with a rare bile duct stricture misdiagnosed for years, Dr. Dinçkan's innovative robotic-assisted reconstruction gave me back my golden years—I'm now gardening pain-free and traveling with my grandchildren.
My 7-year-old daughter needed an emergency liver transplant after a toxic mushroom poisoning. Dr. Dinçkan and his team worked through the night coordinating a living donor match from her uncle—her recovery was so rapid she was drawing pictures for the nurses within days.
A 42-year-old competitive cyclist, I discovered a hepatocellular adenoma during routine screening. Dr. Dinçkan performed a minimally invasive resection that preserved maximum liver function—I returned to professional racing within three months, stronger than ever.
Watching my 81-year-old father undergo a planned Whipple procedure for pancreatic cancer, Dr. Dinçkan's transparent communication throughout the complex 10-hour surgery gave our family profound peace. Dad now enjoys his weekly chess games with renewed vigor.
As a 29-year-old expatriate from Nigeria with polycystic liver disease, Dr. Dinçkan's culturally sensitive approach and partial liver transplant using advanced perfusion technology transformed my life—I've since founded a support group for international patients.
When my twin toddlers both required sequential living-donor liver transplants from rare metabolic disease, Dr. Dinçkan coordinated both surgeries with breathtaking precision—their synchronized recovery in adjacent hospital beds became a testament to medical artistry.
A 55-year-old ship captain with portal hypertension from schistosomiasis contracted during overseas voyages, Dr. Dinçkan's hybrid surgical-radiological approach solved complications that had baffled other specialists—I've returned to commanding vessels across the Mediterranean.
My 16-year-old son's emergency liver rupture from a football injury led to a midnight helicopter transport to LIV Hospital. Dr. Dinçkan's calm authority during the damage control surgery and subsequent reconstruction saved his athletic scholarship dreams.
As a 33-year-old ceramic artist with autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis, Dr. Dinçkan tailored a biliary reconstruction that accommodated my need for hand mobility—my first post-surgery pottery exhibition featured vases inspired by the elegance of surgical sutures.
Witnessing my 74-year-old mother's liver metastasis from colorectal cancer, Dr. Dinçkan's two-stage ALPPS procedure extended her life sufficiently to meet her first great-grandchild—those three extra months became our family's most treasured legacy.
A 47-year-old vegan nutritionist with unexpected gallstone complications, Dr. Dinçkan incorporated my dietary philosophy into the recovery plan—his team created special plant-based hepatoprotective menus that are now hospital standards.
My 61-year-old husband's liver transplant during Istanbul's historic snowstorm became a epic of medical dedication—Dr. Dinçkan slept in the hospital for three days ensuring the organ transport and implantation succeeded against all logistical odds.
As an 18-year-old university student with Caroli disease, Dr. Dinçkan's laparoscopic fenestration technique allowed me to resume studies remotely within weeks—I'm now pursuing medical anthropology inspired by this cross-cultural healing experience.
When my 5-year-old needed a combined liver-kidney transplant for primary hyperoxaluria, Dr. Dinçkan's collaboration with pediatric specialists created a seamless transition between departments—her simultaneous organ recoveries defied all statistical predictions.