Surgical Gastroenterology

Gastrointestinal Surgery

Diseases of the digestive system’s organs are treated by gastrointestinal surgery. This includes the stomach, small intestine, big intestine, rectum, and esophagus. The pancreas, liver, and gallbladder are also included. Surgery may be done to remove a tumor, whether cancerous or not, or to repair a damaged body part, such as intestine. It can also be applied to fix issues like hernias. Digestive system issues are screened for and diagnosed via minor surgical procedures. 

Below are gastrointestinal conditions that may be treated with surgery:

Appendicitis: Healthcare professionals have claimed that when the appendix becomes inflamed it may be removed.

Colon cancer and other gastrointestinal cancers: Surgery is used to remove cancerous tumors from the digestive system as well as cancerous sections of the digestive system. A surgeon might, for instance, remove a tumor together with a portion of a pancreas, liver, or intestine that has cancer.

Diverticular disease: A colonic diverticulum is a little pouch or pocket (large intestine). Researchers don’t know why these arise. They can occasionally swell up and hurt (diverticulitis). Surgery is frequently avoided in treating this. Bowel resection surgery to remove that segment of the intestine may be advised by the doctor if a patient has several diverticula that frequently become inflamed.

Gallbladder disease: When there is a problem with the gallbladder, medical professionals usually suggest removing gallstones The procedure of removing gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy.