What this specialty covers.

Respiratory medicine covers diseases of the lungs and airways. Some lung and chest conditions require specialist investigation, medical treatment or surgery.

A nodule found on a CT scan is the most frightening and the most common reason for referral. It is not treated in a hurry but characterised: size, margins, change between two scans. Send the images, not just the report — comparison with an older scan sometimes spares a biopsy.

Conditions treated

Your situation is not on this list? It is not exhaustive: send your file and a doctor will read it.

Treatments and procedures

respiratory function testing
bronchoscopy
thoracic surgery
lung surgery
thoracic cancer surgery

The technique used depends on your file. It is settled by the doctor at consultation and stated in your proposal before you travel.

Four steps, from your file to your return.

01

Send us your file

First step: understanding your situation

02

Receive your assessment

A proposal suited to your situation

03

We organise your stay

Your stay, shaped around your needs

04

We stay with you until you are home

Support on the ground, and after your stay

What we organise around the medical care.

You take only what you need: nothing is imposed and nothing is sold as a package.

Medical appointments

Consultations, tests and surgery placed in an order that makes sense, with no day lost between two appointments.

Visa support

Letter of medical care and supporting documents, for the nationalities that require them.

Accommodation and transfers

A place to stay near the facility, airport pick-up and travel during your stay.

Travelling companion

We plan for them from the start: accommodation, transfers and presence at consultations.

What patients ask us.

No. Many nodules are the scar of an old infection or a benign lesion. Size, margins, density and above all change over time are what point one way or another. Hence the importance of sending earlier scans: a nodule stable for two years changes the approach completely.

Yes, by respiratory polygraphy or polysomnography, which takes one night. If a device is prescribed, fitting and trialling it take a few more days: we build that into the schedule rather than making you come back.

Not immediately: it must be certain that no effusion or residual pneumothorax remains, as cabin pressure is poorly tolerated in that case. The surgeon clears the flight after a check X-ray, and we move the return accordingly.

The chest CT on digital media, lung function tests, bronchoscopy and biopsy reports if they exist, and the list of your inhaled medication.

Have your file read before you decide.

A doctor reviews it and tells you what is possible, what is not and what it involves. With no commitment on your part.

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The information on this page is general and does not replace a consultation. No indication, timescale or outcome can be established without a doctor reading your file.

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