A retreat for your healing journey
Surrounded by hills and deep forests, the Mostiště Hospital is located in the picturesque landscape of the Bohemian-Moravian Highlands just an hour-and-a-half drive away from Prague, providing a quiet environment for a comfortable recovery.
Cosy and functional
The rooms offer everything necessary for patients with reduced mobility, including a multi-functional bed, a system for communicating with the nurse, a TV, the Internet, a bathrobe, towels, and a spacious wardrobe for personal belongings. Each patient in the hospital has the possibility of an individual diet plan.
In da Vinci’s hands
Thanks to our state-of-the-art robotic equipment, we can perform procedures with minimal invasions. We operate through a few tiny incisions instead of using large open cuts. Your blood loss and scarring are marginal, and your healing time is significantly reduced. That means a shorter hospital stay and an earlier return to life as usual.
Prepared for anything
The hospital is equipped with a modern resuscitation and intensive care unit, its own laboratory, and employs specialists in geriatric medicine and cardiology. This allows us to accommodate patients with severe comorbidities and special care requirements, as well as patients with increased operational risks (osteomyelitis, diabetes, heart defects, advanced age, etc.).
Meet Our Specialists
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Can I undergo bariatric surgery if my body mass index (BMI) is lower than 40?
Patients with a BMI in the range of 35-40 are also indicated for the procedure as long as they have other significant health risks associated with obesity (e.g. diabetes, high blood pressure, etc.) Until recently, individuals with a BMI of less than 35 could not be indicated for the surgery. Currently, though, even such patients may undergo the procedure. These are primarily patients with diabetes who have difficulty correcting their blood sugar (glycemia). However, their indication for surgery is to be decided by the whole multidisciplinary team.
2. What is a patient’s typical weight?
The weight range of our patients is, on average, between 105 and 200 kg. The average weight loss after one year from the surgery is approximately 30-50 kg. These results allow us to claim that sleeve gastrectomy is a fully justified and highly effective treatment for obesity, leading to permanent weight loss and a fundamental reduction in the health risks associated with obesity.
3. Can you describe bariatric surgery in detail?
The surgery reduces the volume of the stomach by removing part of it along the greater curvature and changing its shape to a sleeve-like structure. Limiting the stomach size leads to a substantial reduction in food intake, resulting in a gradual weight loss. In addition, the removed part of the stomach contains a zone secreting so-called “hungry hormones”. Therefore, its removal supports effective weight reduction without a significant feeling of hunger.
4. Which specialists are on your team?
We offer our patients the comprehensive approach of a multidisciplinary team of top professionals in bariatrics, internal medicine, plastic surgery, psychology, diabetology and gastroenterology.
5. What makes robotic surgery more efficient than laparoscopic procedures?
Complications can occur during the open surgery or in the post-operative period, such as severe bleeding mainly from venous plexuses in the pelvic floor area or undesirable damage to the surrounding structures. This can eventually result in post-operative complications, such as incontinence or impairment of male sexual performance. The Da Vinci system, on the other hand, offers a perfect overview of the surgical site, which makes it possible to very precisely identify the area of the urethral sphincter and the nerve bundle important for preserving sexual function.
6. What are all the benefits of robotic surgery by the Da Vinci system?
- Minimal blood loss
- Delicate handling of the tissues
- Minimal scarring
- More comfortable and faster recovery
- Shorter hospital stay and earlier return to normal life
- Minimal impact on sexual function in men
- High quality of life after the surgery
7. What other surgeries do you perform using the Da Vinci system?
- Radical prostatectomy – removal of the prostate gland, most often done to treat localised prostate cancer
- Partial nephrectomy – removal of a kidney tumour while preserving as much of the kidney function as possible
- Pyeloplasty – reconstruction of the renal pelvis to remove an obstruction occurring where the kidney meets the ureter
- Adrenal gland removal
- Urethral reconstruction after trauma
- Bariatric surgery – procedures on the digestive tract facilitating weight loss
