General Surgery Procedures in EMC
As one of the oldest departments in the hospital, our surgeons have a proven track record of successfully performing a wide range of surgical procedures using the time tested open techniques to the latest laparoscopic ones.
Some of the specialized services routinely provided by the department include:
Upper Gastro Intestinal (UGI) surgeries
• Gastrectomy
• Small Bowel Resection
Lower Gastro Intestinal surgeries
• Anterior resection and AP resection
• Haemorrhoidectomy
• Colectomy
• Ano-rectal surgery such as prolapse, fistulas and fissures
Pancreatic Billiary surgeries
• Common Bile Duct Exploration (CBD)
• Cholecystectomy
Acute Care and Emergency General Surgery
• Appendicetomy:
• Intestinal perforation
Other surgeries
• Hernia Surgery
• Hydrocele repair (Adult & Paediatric)
• Circumcision (Adult & Paediatric)
• Thyroidectomy
• Mastectomy
• Surgeries for varicose veins
• Mesenteric cysts
Laparoscopic & Endoscopic Surgeries
Some of the common laparoscopic surgeries performed in the General Surgery department include:
• Diagnostic laparoscopy / endoscopy
• Cholecystectomy (Gall bladder surgery)
• Appendicectomy
• Hernia repair – umbilical, incisional, epigastric, diaphragmatic and other rare hernias – Read More…
• Unilateral/Bilateral TEP/TAPP mesh hernioplasty
• Rectal prolapse repair
• Bariatric surgery for obesity
• Nephrectomy
• Orchidopexy
• Pyeloplasty
• Hemicolectomy – right and left
• Sigmoidectomy
• Anterior resection for rectal tumors
• Laparoscopic removal of stomach tumors, cysts
• Laparoscopic varicolcele repair