We Do not Just Treat Conditions. We Restore Lives.

A new standard in complex liver, pancreas, and biliary care.

Complex diseases rarely follow a predictable path. At Acıbadem Maslak, they are managed with clarity and precision. At this center, complex hepatopancreatobiliary diseases are treated through a multidisciplinary approach that brings together surgeons, oncologists, gastroenterologists, radiologists, and specialized nursing teams.

This collaborative model allows each patient to receive a personalized treatment strategy designed around the specific characteristics of their disease.

For patients facing pancreatic, liver, or biliary diseases—conditions often considered among the most challenging in modern medicine—the combination of expertise, technology, and teamwork can make all the difference.

Hazal Güngördü: The First Patient and a Life-Changing Surgery

Hazal Güngördü was a young professional working in corporate communications when severe abdominal pain suddenly disrupted her life. What initially seemed like a reflux problem gradually turned into an unexplained and increasingly intense pain that doctors could not diagnose for days.

Eventually she was brought to the emergency department at Acıbadem Maslak. The situation was urgent. Imaging studies revealed a lesion originating from the pancreas that had spread toward surrounding organs, and surgery became inevitable. It was the end of 2018, just before New Year’s Eve, when Hazal found herself in a hospital room preparing for a major operation.

Before the surgery she met Prof. Dr. Güralp Onur Ceyhan, who explained the possible risks, including the chance of neurological complications. Despite the frightening scenario, Hazal says she immediately felt a deep sense of trust.

“When I saw him, I felt that this was someone you could entrust your life to,” she recalls.

The operation lasted nearly six hours. Surgeons carefully removed the mass that had attached itself to several organs. The final pathology result brought unexpected relief: the lesion was benign.

Hazal later described herself as Prof. Ceyhan’s first patient in Turkiye, making the story emotionally meaningful for both patient and surgeon. Seven years later she continues to attend routine follow-ups and says the same trust she felt on the first day has never changed.

Cüneyt Büyükbezci: A Patient from Kilometers Away

Cüneyt Büyükbezci’s journey began thousands of kilometers away. Living in the United States as a software engineer, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer after his wife noticed that his eyes had suddenly turned yellow one evening. Emergency imaging in Houston revealed that a tumor was blocking his bile duct.

Despite consulting physicians in major American cancer centers, including institutions in Houston, Büyükbezci and his family began considering treatment options outside the United States. The reason was not technology but the treatment philosophy.

He wanted to receive care in an environment where the patient would be at the center of a coordinated medical team and where communication with physicians would be more direct and personal. For him, cancer was not just a medical diagnosis—it was a fight.

“Cancer is a war,” he later explained. “And when you are fighting for your life, you need a team around you.”

That search eventually brought him to Acıbadem Healthcare Group and Prof. Dr. Güralp Onur Ceyhan.

Because the tumor had already spread to surrounding vessels, immediate surgery was not possible. Instead, the treatment team created a staged plan that included eight cycles of chemotherapy and a month of radiotherapy to shrink the tumor.

After this period of treatment, multiple surgical steps were performed. In the final operation, once the tumor had responded sufficiently to therapy, it was completely removed.