Clinica Dr. Virgilio Cedano is a multi-specialty hospital in Higuey, Dominican Republic. The facility treats both adults and children across 33 medical departments. Key specialties include neonatology, reconstructive plastic surgery, and urology. Dr. Virgilio Cedano founded the clinic in 1990. It has grown from a six-bed facility into a full medical center with 38 physicians.
The oncology department offers breast reconstruction after cancer surgery. In urology, surgeons use the GreenLight Laser for prostate procedures. The hospital also performs robotic prostatectomies with the da Vinci system. A dedicated neonatal unit provides surgery and rehabilitation for critically ill newborns. Diagnostic tools include MRI, CT scans, and video-EEG monitoring. International patients are admitted with passport documentation.
","text_type":"short_description","reviews":[],"clinic":{"id":9893,"alias":"clinic-dr-virgilio-cedano","name":"clinic Dr. Virgilio Cedano","short_description":"Clinica Dr. Virgilio Cedano is a multi-specialty hospital in Higuey, Dominican Republic. The facility treats both adults and children across 33 medical departments. Key specialties include neonatology, reconstructive plastic surgery, and urology. Dr. Virgilio Cedano founded the clinic in 1990. It has grown from a six-bed facility into a full medical center with 38 physicians.
The oncology department offers breast reconstruction after cancer surgery. In urology, surgeons use the GreenLight Laser for prostate procedures. The hospital also performs robotic prostatectomies with the da Vinci system. A dedicated neonatal unit provides surgery and rehabilitation for critically ill newborns. Diagnostic tools include MRI, CT scans, and video-EEG monitoring. International patients are admitted with passport documentation.
","images":[{"base_url":"clinic/6ae3fd22829b6","title":"Edificio moderno de la clínica Dr. Virgilio Cedano en República Dominicana"},{"base_url":"clinic/6ae3fd24648b7","title":"Habitación de paciente con gran ventana en la clínica Dr. Virgilio Cedano, interior moderno"},{"base_url":"clinic/6ae3fd260666b","title":"Panel de servicios en Clínica Dr. Virgilio Cedano con especialidades médicas listadas"}],"flags":[{"name":"is_hide","value":false},{"name":"is_created_by_parser","value":true}],"geo":{"country":{"name":"República Dominicana","id":185,"alias":"dominican-republic","iso_code":"DO"},"city":{"name":"Higüey","id":2526,"alias":"higuey"},"address":"Pedro Livio Cedeño No. 45, La Altagracia – Higuey, Dominican Republic"},"rating":{"rating":0,"google":3.1,"percent_of_satisfied_clients":0},"statistics":{"number_of_reviews":0,"doctors_number":38,"year_foundation":1990},"accreditations":[]}}],"meta":{"total_count":1,"total_pages":1}},"clinicsMeta":{"total_count":1,"total_pages":1},"clinicsCount":1,"clinicsCountByEntity":{"clinic_count":41},"doctors":{"doctors":[],"meta":{"total_count":0,"total_pages":1}},"reviews":{"reviews":[],"meta":{"total_count":0,"total_pages":1}},"offers":{"cards":[],"metadata":{"total_count":0}},"listingTexts":{"entity_texts":{},"texts":{"guide_mc":{"text":"Día 1
Dia 2
Día 3
Día 4
Dia 5
Semana 1
Semana 2
Semana 3
Semana 4
Tenga en cuenta que el cronograma puede variar de un paciente a otro debido a las condiciones de salud individuales y la tasa de recuperación.
"}}},"relations":{"countries":[{"name":"Alemania","alias":"germany","iso_code":"DE"},{"name":"Azerbaiyán","alias":"azerbaijan","iso_code":"AZ"},{"name":"Bulgaria","alias":"bulgaria","iso_code":"BG"},{"name":"China","alias":"china","iso_code":"CN"},{"name":"Chipre","alias":"cyprus","iso_code":"CY"},{"name":"Corea del Sur","alias":"republic-of-korea","iso_code":"KR"},{"name":"España","alias":"spain","iso_code":"ES"},{"name":"India","alias":"india","iso_code":"IN"},{"name":"Israel","alias":"israel","iso_code":"IL"},{"name":"México","alias":"mexico","iso_code":"MX"},{"name":"Polonia","alias":"poland","iso_code":"PL"},{"name":"República Dominicana","alias":"dominican-republic","iso_code":"DO"},{"name":"Tailandia","alias":"thailand","iso_code":"TH"},{"name":"Turquía","alias":"turkey","iso_code":"TR"}],"cities":[{"name":"Higüey","alias":"higuey"}],"operations":[{"name":"Vaporización (con GreenLight Laser)","alias":"vaporization-with-greenlight-laser"},{"name":"Prostatectomía robótica da Vinci","alias":"radical-prostatectomy-via-da-vinci-robotic-surgery"}],"diagnostics":[{"name":"Tomografía computarizada abdominal","alias":"abdominal-ct-scan"},{"name":"Diagnóstico complejo de riñón","alias":"complex-diagnostics-of-kidney"},{"name":"Consulta con un urólogo","alias":"urologist-consultation"},{"name":"Resonancia magnética abdominal","alias":"abdominal-mri"},{"name":"Urodinámica","alias":"urodynamics"},{"name":"Resonancia magnética de la cavidad abdominal","alias":"mri-of-the-abdominal-cavity"},{"name":"Chequeo basico","alias":"basic-check-up"},{"name":"Chequeo Premium","alias":"premium-check-up"},{"name":"Chequeo Pediátrico","alias":"check-up-for-children"}],"illnesses":[{"name":"Hiperplasia prostática","alias":"prostatic-hyperplasia"},{"name":"Incontinencia urinaria","alias":"urinary-incontinence"}]},"popularSearches":[{"name":"Circuncisión","alias":"circumcision","type":"operation","id":824},{"name":"Vasectomía","alias":"vasectomy","type":"operation","id":891},{"name":"Peniflex","alias":"peniflex","type":"operation","id":1363},{"name":"Nefrectomía","alias":"nephrectomy","type":"operation","id":121},{"name":"Terapia de reemplazo de hormonas bioidénticas (BHRT)","alias":"bioidentical-hormone-replacement-therapy-bhrt","type":"operation","id":1008},{"name":"Consulta con un urólogo","alias":"urologist-consultation","type":"diagnostic","id":48},{"name":"Chequeo basico","alias":"basic-check-up","type":"diagnostic","id":420},{"name":"Chequeo masculino","alias":"check-up-for-men","type":"diagnostic","id":417},{"name":"Consulta con creación de plan de tratamiento","alias":"consultation-with-creation-of-treatment-plan","type":"diagnostic","id":457},{"name":"Chequeo Premium","alias":"premium-check-up","type":"diagnostic","id":421}],"operationPrices":{"operation_prices":{"247":{"operation":{"name":"Vaporización (con GreenLight Laser)","alias":"vaporization-with-greenlight-laser","use_for_listing":true},"country_price":{"TR":{"amount":3000,"max_amount":4600,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":1,"price_kind":"from_range","price_source":"tariff","scope":"country"},"MX":{"amount":4200,"max_amount":6300,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"},"TH":{"amount":4200,"max_amount":5600,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"},"ES":{"amount":3900,"max_amount":5500,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"}},"available_clinics":{"TR":true,"MX":false,"TH":false,"ES":true},"description":"Esta terapia utiliza un láser de luz verde para evaporar el tejido de la próstata, mejorando los síntomas urinarios de forma rápida y segura.
"},"1586":{"operation":{"name":"Ablación transuretral con vapor de agua","alias":"transurethral-water-vapour-ablation","use_for_listing":true},"country_price":{"TR":{"amount":3800,"max_amount":5800,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"},"MX":{"amount":2000,"max_amount":3200,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"},"TH":{"amount":4500,"max_amount":6000,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"},"ES":{"amount":4800,"max_amount":6500,"currency":"USD","clinic_count":0,"price_kind":"estimate","price_source":"parsed","scope":"country"}},"available_clinics":{"TR":true,"MX":false,"TH":false,"ES":false}}}},"videoReviews":[{"id":"53074d0e-9c37-4b1f-86a1-a168d8a910a7","link":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/1004438748?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479","description":"Bookimed hizo que este viaje médico fuera muy fácil.","userName":"Jamie","user_name":"Jamie","preview":"https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/1920976253-73e5c27c2f0cb21175de7829a9ba81f50e09c7dac0961f61876317387430849f-d?mw=500&mh=886&q=70","updated_at":"2025-03-07T08:08:20.298+00:00","clinicName":"Bangkok Plastic Surgery","clinic":{"name":"Bangkok Plastic Surgery","alias":"bangkok-plastic-surgery"},"clinicUrl":"/clinic/bangkok-plastic-surgery/","relations":{"operations":[{"name":"Cirugía de reasignación de sexo","alias":"sex-reassignment-surgery"},{"name":"Operacion transgenero de hombre a mujer (MTF)","alias":"male-to-female-mtf-surgery"}]}},{"id":"1459d636-7240-40f5-b1db-9724aac71a40","link":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/1096295117?badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479","description":"Es un camino difícil, pero no lo recorremos solos. Y eso lo es todo. Gracias de nuevo a Bookimed.","userName":"Niculcea","user_name":"Niculcea","preview":"https://i.vimeocdn.com/video/2030328444-0a107eefecced974a12fde60e60b7af63ca4956df519db9d6750cfe33f659559-d?mw=600&mh=1067&q=70","updated_at":"2025-06-26T11:50:36.255+00:00","clinicName":"Memorial Sisli Hospital","clinic":{"name":"Memorial Sisli Hospital","alias":"memorial-healthcare-group"},"clinicUrl":"/clinic/memorial-healthcare-group/","relations":{"operations":[{"name":"Terapia con lutecio-177","alias":"lutetium-177-therapy"},{"name":"Quimioterapia para el cáncer de próstata.","alias":"chemotherapy-for-prostate-cancer"}]}}],"hasVideoReviewsByContext":true,"updatedAt":"2026-10-26T03:21:01.976Z","activeCountries":["DO","ES","TR","MX","TH"],"operationIndicators":{"details":{"anesthesia":"local","days_in_clinic":1,"days_in_country":3,"rehabilitation_days":1,"satisfied_percent":78,"treatment_duration_hours":1},"illness_kind_details":{"requests_processed":10917}},"direction":{"id":16,"name":"Urología","alias":"urology","name_forms":{"base_form":"Urología","form_4":"urólogo","form_6":"urólogos","form_11":"urólogos"}},"illness_kind":{"id":16,"name":{"en":"Urology"}},"parsed_details":{"procedure_type":"surgery","fields":{"anesthesia":["regional","general"],"back_to_work_days":{"min":3,"max":7,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Desk or light work after catheter removal; heavy physical work usually longer."},"complication_rate_pct":{"min":10,"max":25,"unit":"percent","qualifier":"Any complication within 90 days, mostly minor and temporary; serious (Clavien 3+) complications under 5%."},"contraindications":["Untreated urinary tract infection","Suspected or confirmed prostate cancer not yet evaluated","Urethral stricture that prevents scope passage (relative until treated)","Uncorrected bleeding disorder or coagulopathy (relative)","Unfitness for anesthesia","Neurogenic or primary bladder dysfunction as main cause (relative)"],"days_in_clinic":{"min":0,"max":1,"unit":"nights","qualifier":"Often same-day discharge, sometimes with a catheter; one night if the catheter is removed next morning."},"diagnostic_duration_minutes":null,"diagnostic_preparation":null,"diagnostic_referral_needed":null,"diagnostic_result_time_hours":null,"exercise_resume_weeks":{"min":2,"max":4,"unit":"weeks","qualifier":"Strenuous exertion and heavy lifting are usually avoided for about 2-4 weeks; light walking is encouraged earlier."},"final_result_months":{"min":1,"max":3,"unit":"months","qualifier":"Urinary flow improves quickly, but irritative symptoms can persist for several weeks while the prostatic urethra heals."},"fly_home_after_days":{"min":2,"max":7,"unit":"days","qualifier":"After catheter removal and a successful voiding trial; later if significant bleeding, retention or infection occurs."},"follow_up_visits":[{"purpose":"other","requirement":"conditional","after":{"min":0,"max":7,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Catheter removal or voiding trial, if a catheter was left in place."}},{"purpose":"assessment","requirement":"routine","after":{"min":28,"max":90,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Symptom score and flow assessment."}}],"indications":["BPH urinary symptoms not controlled by medication","Urinary retention or obstruction due to BPH","Patients on anticoagulants needing lower-bleeding-risk BPH option","Medication intolerance in men with BPH"],"main_risks":["Temporary burning, urgency and frequency","Blood in urine","Urinary tract infection","Temporary urinary retention needing a catheter","Retrograde ejaculation","Urethral or bladder neck stricture","Need for retreatment if tissue regrows","Temporary urinary incontinence","Erectile dysfunction (uncommon)"],"pain":"Mild to moderate discomfort, mainly urinary burning and urgency, for days to a couple of weeks, controlled with simple analgesics.","preparation":["Urine test to exclude infection","Prostate evaluation (PSA, exam, imaging as indicated) and symptom assessment","Review of medications and health conditions by the treating team","Fasting before anesthesia as instructed","Arrange transport home"],"recovery_timeline":[{"phase":"Day 0-2","description":"Discharge the same day or next day. Catheter may be removed within 24 hours. Blood-tinged urine is common.","restrictions":["Avoid strenuous activity"]},{"phase":"Weeks 1-2","description":"Urinary urgency, frequency and burning gradually settle. Light activity resumes.","restrictions":["Avoid heavy lifting and straining","Avoid sexual activity until cleared by the doctor"]},{"phase":"Weeks 2-6","description":"Return to normal activity, with continued improvement in urinary flow.","restrictions":["Avoid vigorous exertion until cleared"]}],"rehabilitation_days":{"min":7,"max":14,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Ordinary functional recovery for daily activity after catheter removal."},"result_longevity":"Symptom relief is usually long-lasting, but prostate tissue can regrow in some men, and retreatment may be needed over many years.","revision_rate_pct":{"min":4,"max":10,"unit":"percent","qualifier":"Retreatment for regrowth or stricture within about 5 years; lower in first year."},"scars":"No external incisions or scars; treatment is transurethral.","sessions_or_stages":{"sessions":{"min":1,"max":1,"unit":"visits","qualifier":"Single treatment session."},"stages":[{"code":"laser_vaporization","label":"Transurethral GreenLight laser vaporization of prostate tissue","after":{"min":0,"max":0,"unit":"days","qualifier":"Performed on the day of the procedure."}}],"qualifier":"Usual single-session standalone procedure for BPH."},"success":{"metric":"IPSS symptom score improvement","value":65,"unit":"percent reduction from baseline","horizon":"12 months","population":"Men with BPH-related lower urinary tract symptoms, typical prostate volume","evidence_status":"limited"},"techniques":[{"name":"Photoselective vaporization of the prostate (GreenLight laser, transurethral)","suits_whom":"Men with BPH-related obstruction, including smaller to moderately large prostates and men at higher bleeding risk.","recovery":"Short catheter time (often under 24 hours), return to light activity within days."}],"treatment_conditions":["day_case"],"treatment_duration_hours":{"min":0.5,"max":1.5,"unit":"hours","qualifier":"Operating time for one session; depends on prostate size."},"initial_assessment_documents":["Prostate ultrasound report with volume","Recent PSA test result","Uroflowmetry report (if available)","List of current medications including blood thinners","Urinalysis and urine culture result"],"travel_trips":{"min":1,"max":1,"one_trip_possible":true,"qualifier":"Single session; 0-1 nights in clinic, then 2-7 days locally until catheter removal. Later follow-up done remotely."}}},"hrefLanguages":[{"rel":"alternate","hreflang":"ru","language":"ru","href":"https://ru.bookimed.com/clinics/country=dominikanskaya-respublika/procedure=vaporizaciya-zelenum-lazerom/"}],"offerFilters":{"offer_count":0,"country_filter":[{"id":46,"name":"Turquía","alias":"turkey","iso_code":"TR"},{"id":36,"name":"Corea del Sur","alias":"republic-of-korea","iso_code":"KR"},{"id":17,"name":"Polonia","alias":"poland","iso_code":"PL"}],"price_filter":{"from":0,"to":0,"avg":0}},"illnessesByOperation":[{"id":108,"alias":"bph","name":"Hiperplasia prostática benigna (HPB)"},{"id":561,"alias":"prostatic-hyperplasia","name":"Hiperplasia prostática"}],"rendersOffersList":false}