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The Interventional Cardiology Department specialises in minimally invasive procedures for the treatment of heart disease, minimising risk and promoting rapid recovery.

Diseases treated :

• Valve operations : percutaneous valve replacement (TAVI, mitral, tricuspid), mitral and tricuspid clips (leak repair), para-prosthetic valve leak occlusion.
• Communication closures : left atrial closure (stroke prevention), closure of atrial septal defect (ASD), closure of patent foramen ovale (PFO).
• Treatment of cardiomyopathy : septal alcoholisation of obstructive HCM.

The Rhythmology Department specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders, offering a comprehensive approach to patients suffering from a variety of abnormalities.

Conditions treated:

• Bradycardia: sinus dysfunction, atrioventricular block
• Tachycardias: atrial fibrillation, flutter, junctional tachycardias, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, extrasystoles, ventricular tachycardias
• Heart failure
• Syncope

The Department of Cardiac Surgery covers all surgical fields with the exception of heart transplants. It is staffed by experienced surgeons and doctors who are pioneers in a number of innovative treatments, such as aortic and mitral valve repair surgery, minimally invasive surgery, all-arterial coronary bypass surgery and ablation of complex arrhythmias.

Diseases treated:

• Valvular diseases: aortic, mitral, tricuspid and pulmonary (acquired or congenital)
• Thoracic aortic diseases: aneurysms and dissections
• Coronary pathology: myocardial infarction, unstable or stable angina
• Heart rhythm disorders: tachycardia or bradycardia
• Pathologies of the pericardium
• Cardiac tumours

The vascular surgery department at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris deals with the full range of vascular pathology, performing both minimally invasive endovascular surgery and conventional surgery. It uses the latest generation imaging techniques to offer patients high-quality care.

Conditions treated:

• Aneurysms, dissections and obliterative diseases of the thoracic aorta (ascending aorta, aortic arch, thoracoabdominal aorta), abdominal aorta and iliac arteries.
• Obliterative arterial disease of the lower limbs
• Diseases of the renal and digestive arteries
• Pathologies of the supra-aortic trunks and cerebral arteries
• Thoracic outlet syndrome
• Diseases of the vena cava
• Aneurysms of the popliteal arteries
• Vascular access surgery for haemodialysis
• Varicose vein surgery

The Internal Medicine Department at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris is dedicated to providing comprehensive care for patients with complex diseases, offering coordinated and specialised care.

Diseases treated :

• Systemic and autoimmune diseases
• Polypathologies
• Diabetes and complications
• Mechanical and inflammatory rheumatology
• Infectious diseases and HIV pathologies

Diagnostic and therapeutic management:

• Inflammatory rheumatism (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathies, microcrystalline arthritis).
• Mechanical pathologies, with the possibility of infiltration under radiological control.

With multidisciplinary, personalised patient care via therapeutic education for type 1, type 2 and gestational diabetes, as well as complications of diabetes (diabetic foot, cardiac pathologies, neuropathy, nephropathy) in conjunction with the IMM’s other departments.

The Pneumology Department treats most respiratory pathologies, with particular emphasis on bronchopulmonary cancers, pleural pathologies and pulmonary infections.

Diseases treated:

• Bronchopulmonary cancer
• Pathology of the pleura
• Acute or chronic respiratory infections
• Sarcoidosis
• Tuberculosis
• Chronic respiratory insufficiency

The Hepato-Gastro-Enterology and Proctology Department at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris provides a specialised approach to all hepato-gastroenterological and proctological pathologies.

Diseases treated :

• Inflammatory bowel diseases (Crohn’s disease, haemorrhagic rectocolitis)
• Biliary and pancreatic diseases
• Liver biopsies
• Screening for cancer of the colon, oesophagus and stomach
• Medical and surgical proctology
• Digestive oncology

The Medical Oncology department is dedicated to the care of cancer patients, offering tailored care and an organisation designed to reduce waiting times.

Capacity :

• 14 inpatient beds
• 10 day hospital beds
• 1 emergency room

Organisation: Optimisation of lead times for consultations and treatment sessions, minimisation of waiting times.

The centre is dedicated to patients aged between 13 and 20 suffering from severe psychiatric disorders, with an adapted and specialised approach.

Pathologies treated :

• Eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia)
• Depression
• Major personality disorders
• Severe pervasive developmental disorders
• Suicidal problems
• Addictions
• Family conflicts

The Department of Thoracic Surgery at the IMM is part of the Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris, which is coordinated by Professor Nicolas Girard. The other two departments are Pneumology at the IMM and Thoracic Oncology at Curie.

The department provides comprehensive surgical treatment for thoracic pathologies in adults: lungs, bronchi, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, ribs, chest wall and diaphragm. Cases requiring a multidisciplinary approach are treated in collaboration with our colleagues in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, digestive surgery and orthopaedic surgery.

The Department of Digestive, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris diagnoses and treats all diseases of the digestive system and metabolic diseases in adults: oesophagus, stomach, duodenum, pancreas, liver, biliary tract, small intestine, colon, rectum and obesity.

The Mother and Child Department’s gynaecological surgery unit deals with all gynaecological surgical pathologies, from adolescence to adulthood, choosing the most appropriate technique in close collaboration with the corresponding doctors, whether gynaecologists or general practitioners.

The use of the most recent and least invasive surgical techniques, together with the implementation of improved rehabilitation measures, helps to limit the length of hospitalisation and guarantee a safe return home.

Urology is the speciality that treats diseases of the urinary tract, in men and women, and of the male genital tract.

The urology team at the Institut Montsouris specialises in the treatment of urological tumours (prostate, kidney, bladder, testicles, etc.) and mictional disorders (obstruction linked to prostate adenoma and urinary incontinence, etc.).

The Medical Oncology department is dedicated to the care of cancer patients, offering tailored care and an organisation designed to reduce waiting times.

Capacity :

• 14 inpatient beds
• 10 day hospital beds
• 1 emergency room

Organisation: Optimisation of lead times for consultations and treatment sessions, minimisation of waiting times.

The maternity unit at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris has a mother-baby unit that can care for your newborn baby from 35 weeks, promoting the mother-child bond from birth and avoiding separation.

It monitors low-risk pregnancies while guaranteeing optimum safety through multidisciplinary care.

All patients treated at the IMM for MAP (also known as AMP: Assistance Médicale à la Procréation) benefit from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team (obstetrician-gynaecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, andrologists, reproductive biologists, psychologists, midwives, nurses, AMP laboratory technicians) and a wide range of techniques that are offered and adapted on a case-by-case basis.

At the IMM, the team is organised to offer rapid first consultations and optimal, personalised diagnostic and therapeutic care.

The Mother and Child Department’s gynaecological surgery unit deals with all gynaecological surgical pathologies, from adolescence to adulthood, choosing the most appropriate technique in close collaboration with the corresponding doctors, whether gynaecologists or general practitioners.

The use of the most recent and least invasive surgical techniques, together with the implementation of improved rehabilitation measures, make it possible to limit the length of hospitalisation and guarantee a safe return home.

Conditions treated :

• Benign uterine disorders
• Benign ovarian disorders
• Benign vulvar diseases
• Gynaecological precancerous lesions
• Pelvic static disorders (prolapse)
• Urinary incontinence
• Uterovaginal malformations
• Fertility surgery
• Gynaecological and breast cancers

The IMM’s abortion centre (orthopaedic service) has been operating since 1999 within the Woman-Mother-Child Department.

• The abortion centre carries out around 400 voluntary terminations of pregnancy a year, 40-50% of which are carried out with medication.
• These procedures are carried out by medical staff (gynaecologists, surgeons, anaesthetists) who are volunteers in the Woman-Mother-Child Department.
• When the abortion centre is contacted, an appointment is arranged within 24 hours to 7 days.

The maxillofacial surgery department at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris has a modern, functional technical platform, providing diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of cervico-facial pathologies by an experienced team. For cancer treatment, the department works in partnership with the Institut Curie. The team is committed to providing personalised care, using modern technologies such as tailor-made simulations to optimise post-operative follow-up.

Conditions treated :

• Orthognathic surgery: guided, customised surgery of the bony bases of the maxilla and mandible, combined with orthodontics.
• Tumours: removal and aesthetic reconstruction of facial skin tumours, microsurgical removal and reconstruction of benign and malignant tumours of the face and neck.
• After-effects: treatment of after-effects of facial trauma (scars, fractures, nasal pyramid), after-effects of facial paralysis (muscle and nerve reconstruction, botulinum toxin), after-effects of congenital facial malformations (partnership with the Necker and Robert Debré paediatric hospitals).
• Oral surgery: bone grafting, pre-implant surgery, cysts and complex teeth.
  Pain and dysfunction: temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain and dysfunction, bruxism, disc disease.
• Orbito-palpebral surgery: reconstruction of the eyelids and orbit, implant-supported prostheses.

The Ophthalmology Department is organised around a medical-surgical activity.
This activity is based on a consultation platform and an advanced surgical platform in the outpatient operating theatre.

Diseases treated :

• Anterior segment surgery (cataract)
• Capsulotomy or Yag laser (secondary cataract)
• Additional tests prescribed by an ophthalmologist: OCT, fluorescein angiography, iridotomy, retino-photography, visual field, specular microscopy, pachymetry, etc.

The Department of Digestive, Oncological and Metabolic Surgery at the Institut Mutualiste Montsouris diagnoses and treats all diseases of the digestive system and metabolic diseases in adults. The surgeons work closely with the gastroenterology team to screen, diagnose, treat and monitor benign and malignant pathologies, thereby improving the quality and safety of care as part of a comprehensive approach to patient care. Minimally invasive surgery, including laparoscopy, and short-term hospitalisation (including outpatient care) are priorities in our care.

Diseases treated:

• Digestive cancers: oesophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, liver, pancreas, bile ducts.
• Benign diseases: gall bladder, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease, haemorrhagic rectocolitis).
• Abdominal wall pathologies: hernias and ventrations.
• Obesity: multi-disciplinary centre (nutritionists, psychiatrists, dieticians, psychologists, surgeons) and obesity surgery (by-pass, sleeve gastrectomy, single trocar surgery).

The IMM’s Department of Thoracic Surgery is part of the Institut du Thorax Curie-Montsouris. It is dedicated to the surgical treatment of thoracic pathologies in adults, including the lungs, bronchi, trachea, pleura, mediastinum, ribs, chest wall and diaphragm. Operations requiring a multidisciplinary approach are carried out in collaboration with the cardiac, vascular, digestive and orthopaedic surgery departments.

The team uses both conventional and minimally invasive investigative and surgical techniques. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments are provided at the Institut Curie, with cases discussed at multidisciplinary meetings.

Diseases treated :

• Cancers: lung, thoracic, mediastinal and thymic tumours
• Lung and pleural diseases, tracheobronchial diseases
• Chest wall deformities (pectus excavatum, etc.) and chest wall tumours/sarcomas
• Endocrine surgery
• Hyperhidrosis

The Department of Urology at the Institut Montsouris is recognised as one of the leaders in France for prostate cancer and ranks among the best for other urological cancers. It offers comprehensive care for urological cancers, including screening, diagnosis, innovative treatments and monitoring, with world-renowned expertise in minimally invasive techniques. Since 1992, the department has been a pioneer in intermittent hormone treatment for advanced and metastatic prostate cancer, and today has one of the most extensive track records in the world.

Urology treats diseases of the urinary tract in men and women, as well as the male genital tract. The team specialises in the treatment of urological tumours and mictional disorders, such as obstruction due to prostate adenoma and urinary incontinence.

The department is organised as a complementary and coordinated medical-surgical team, where doctors and surgeons work together to improve the quality and safety of care.

Diseases treated :

• Urological cancers: prostate, kidney, bladder, testicle
• Micturition disorders: related to prostate adenoma (medicinal and innovative treatment with Holmium Laser, bipolar energies) and urinary incontinence (outpatient surgery, Botox injections)