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Surgical Gastroenterology  
 

Surgical gastroenterology had made great advance in recent years in keeping pace with medical gastroenterology. Most of the gastrointestinal surgeries are being part of spectrum of general surgery, but few of the gastrointestinal surgeries require experienced and expert care, which can be provided by expert surgical gastroenterologist.astroenterologist.

At Shalby hospital, we are starting a superspeciality Department of Surgical Gastroenterology providing exclusive and comprehensive services to patients with complicated diseases of pancreas, biliary tract, gastrointestinal tract, liver and spleen.

 

Advanced GI Surgical procedures offered at the department include:
Pancreas:
Pancreatic Surgery is the main thrust area of this department. The various procedures being performed are:
» Necrosectomy, peritoneal drainage and procedures for acute pancreatitis.
» Surgery for pseudocysts both open and laparoscopic.
» Both drainage and resectional procedures for chronic pancreatitis like lateral pancreato-jejunostomy, Frey’s and other pancreatic head preserving procedures.
» Whipple’s procedure and other resectional procedures for periampullary and pancreatic tumours

Biliary tract:
» Surgery for benign and malignant surgical obstructive jaundice including biliary strictures, CBD stones.
» Post cholecystectomy complications are actively managed.
» Choledochal cyst.
» Carcinoma of the gall bladder, pancreas and the bile duct.

Our experienced interventional and therapeutic endoscopies provide us with the expertise for ERCP and advanced therapeutic interventions like papillotomy, CBD stone removal and large variety of short and long term stents.

Surgery for ulcerative colitis and complicated gastrointestinal problems:

» Pouch and ileoanal procedures have changed the outlook for ulcerative colitis and now patients can get rid of the disease by surgery with intact anal passage. They do not need a permanent ileostomy.
» Complicated intestinal problems like multiple surgeries, intestinal fistulae etc. are being managed by an expert team.

Surgery for GI Cancers:

All advanced surgeries for GI cancers are being offered.
» Surgery for Cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine.
» Colorectal cancers.
» Hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancers.

Surgery for Liver and Portal hypertension:

» Surgery for benign and malignant tumours i.e. hepatic resections.
» Portasystemic vascular shunt procedures like splenectomy and lieno-renal shunt and other shunt procedures.
» Oesophago gastric devascularisation for cirrhotic patients.
» Procedures for intractable Ascites.

 
Surgery for GI Haemorrhage:

This area needs an integrated approach with other departments such as Medical gastroenterology, Radiology and to identify the cause of obscure GI Bleed. The medical and the surgical team works together to provide optimal treatment to a GI bleed patient.

Laparoscopic Surgery:

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy, appendectomy and other advanced laparoscopic procedures are being performed routinely. Advanced laparoscopic surgery like colorectal surgery & GI cancer surgery are being done.

These major and complicated procedures are possible only due to state of the art operation theatres with all modern amenities and critical care ICUs equipped with the latest monitoring and therapeutic gazettes and a huge infra-structure, latest imaging with 64 slice multi-detector CT scan and a 3 Tesla MR scan – all available under one roof complementing the expertise of devoted medical and paramedical personnel.

 

 
 
 
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