Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Gastrointestinal Surgery deals significantly with the stomach and gastro-intestinal tract. A general specialist manages focal centre of life structures, immunology, concentrated care, digestion, neoplasia, nourishment, pathology, physiology, stun and revival, and wound recuperating. Technologically advanced minimally invasive surgery, which can include robotic-assisted techniques, requires incisions just millimetres long. The small incisions make a path for special surgical instruments and a fiber-optic instrument called a laparoscope, which is inserted into the abdominal wall. The device transmits images from inside the body to a video screen, allowing the surgeon to see the operative area on the screen. Advantages to the minimally invasive approach can incorporate speedier recuperation times, shorter hospital stays and decreased blood loss during surgery.