Surgical Gastroenterology is an advanced field of surgery which involves

performing complicated surgeries on the gastrointestinal tract.

It involves surgeries like

1. Cancer surgeries of

A) Food pipe (esophagus)

B) Stomach

C) Large intestine, small intestine

D) Pancreas

E) Biliary system

F) Liver

 

2. Surgeries for diseases like

a) GERD : gastroesopageal reflux disease : Laparoscopic floppy

Nissen’s fundoplication

b) Hiatal hernia: Laparoscopic hiatal hernia mesh repair

c) Achlasia Cardia: Laparoscopic heller’s cardiomyotomy

d) Peptic ulcer surgery : Gastro-jejunostomy

e) Intestinal tuberculosis and its complications

f) Bile duct stricture surgeries

g) Chronic calcific pancreatitis: Frey’s procedure

h) Ulcerative colitis : colectomy

i) Crohn’s disease surgery : Stricturoplasty

j) Rectal prolapse surgery : Altemier’s surgery, Rectopexy.