Surgical Gastroenterology
The department of GI, HPB and Bariatric surgery at BR Life SUT Pattom provides world-class treatment for all complex GI surgical problems. It is one of the few centers in India which offers keyhole surgery for all sorts of GI cancers that include cancers of food pipe, stomach, liver, gallbladder, bile duct, pancreas, spleen, small & large bowel and rectum.
It is also one of the few centers in India with expertise in surgeries like laparoscopic whipple resection, thoracoscopic oesophagectomy and stoma-free rectal cancer surgery.
The department is headed by Dr. Subhash R. Apart from keyhole surgeries for cancer, the department provides facilities for treatment of gallstones, pancreatic stones, heart burns, achalasia cardia, ulcers, rectal prolapse, benign tumors, etc. The department also provides comprehensive training in basic and advanced laparoscopy to surgeons across the country and from abroad. It is a well-reputed centre for laparoscopic training for GI cancers.
The department is one of the most sought-after centers for training in laparoscopic nephrectomy, laparoscopic hysterectomy and gynaecology related surgeries. The Bariatric and Metabolic division of the department provides weight reduction strategies, surgical control of Type II Diabetes Mellitus and other metabolic disorders.
The endoscopy division of the department provides all diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic procedures including ERCP and Endoluminal stenting for strictures and cancers.
Surgical Procedures offered are
UPPER GI
- Minimally Invasive Oesophagectomy (Thoracoscopic/ IVOR-LEWIS/Trans-Hiatal)
- Laparoscopic Fundoplication (Nissen/ Dor/ Toupet/ Re-do)
- Laparoscopic Heller’s Cardiomyotomy
- Laparoscopic Hiatal Hernia Repair with Cruroplasty
- Laparoscopic Oesophago-Coloplasty
GASTROINTESTINAL
- Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
- Laparoscopic Duodenal Perforation closure
- Laparoscopic Total/ Subtotal Gastrectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy
- Laparoscopic Small Bowel Resection Anastomosis
- Laparoscopic Pyloroplasty
BARIATRIC
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB)
- Laparoscopic Redo MGB
- Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
- Laparoscopic Diverted Ileal Interposition
LOWER GI
- Laparoscopic Total Proctocolectomy with Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)
- Laparoscopic Anterior Resection (LOW/ULTRA-LOW/INTER-SPHINCTERIC)
- Laparoscopic Hemicolectomy (Right/ Left)- Extended Hemicolectomy
- Transverse Colectomy / Sigmoid Colectomy
- Laparoscopic Hartmann’s Reversal
- Stapler Haemorrhoidectomy, MIPH
- Laparoscopic Rectopexy (MESH/SUTURE/ RESECTION)
ORGAN SPECIFIC
- Laparoscopic Splenectomy
- Laparoscopic Nephrectomy
- Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
GYNAECOLOGY
- Laparoscopic Ovarian Cystectomy
- Laparoscopic Oophorectomy
- Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy
- Laparoscopic Ectopic Pregnancy removal
- Laparoscopic Colpopexy
HEPATO BILIARY
- Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy / Radical Cholecystectomy
- Choledocho-duodenostomy / Cholecysto-jejunostomy
- Laparoscopic CBD Exploration
- Laparoscopic Choledochal Cyst Excision
- Laparoscopic Hepatico-jejunostomy / Re-Do HJ
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection (Major/ Minor/ Segmentectomy)
PANCREAS
- Laparoscopic WHIPPLE’S procedure
- Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
- Laparoscopic Spleen preserving Pancreatectomy
- Laparoscopic Pancreatico-jejunostomy
ABDOMINAL WALL & HERNIA
- Diagnostic Laparoscopy
- Laparoscopic Diaphragmatic Hernioplasty
- Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernioplasty (TAPP/ TEP/ e-TEP)
- Laparoscopic Ventral Hernioplasty (IPOM/ TAR/ e-TEP-TAR)
- Laparoscopic INCISIONAL/ SPIGELIAN/ MORGAGNIAN/ LUMBAR Hernioplasty
Endoscopic Procedures offered
- Endoscopic Variceal Ligation
- Endoscopic Sclerotherapy
- Endoscopic Glue Injection
- Endoscopic APC
- Endoscopic Mucosal and Sub mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Polypectomy
- Endoscopic Luminal Stenting
- Endoscopic Biliary Stenting
- Endoscopic Foreign Body Retrieval
- PEG (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy)
Doctors
Surgical Gastroenterology