Department of General & Laparoscopic Surgery
This department is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland. They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma, peripheral artery disease and hernias.
Main units of General & Laparoscopic Surgery
Outpatient Clinic
Outdoor facility for consultation, diagnostics and investigations.
Operation Theatre
Advanced operating room equipped with advanced machines to perform open or laparoscopic procedures.
Conservative Care Units
Critical and Standard in-house care facilities for quality conservative treatment.
Assets of General & Laparoscopic Surgery
- Advanced Operating Room
- Storz Laproscopy Machine
- Harmonic Scalpel
- GE Brivo Prime C Arm Machine
- Argon Plasma Coagulator
- ICU, Dependency Units, Wards or Private Cabins
- Ultrasonography
- Clinical Laboratory for investigations
Common disorders associated
- Ulcerations – Formation of painful sores/ulcers in the stomach or intestinal lining due to inflammation.
- Calculi Formation – Formation of stones in gall bladder, bile ducts, pancreas, kidneys, etc.
- Jaundice – Yellowish discolouration of body, eye, nails, etc. due to high bilirubin content in blood.
- Appendicitis – Inflammation of the appendix, due to infection, which can get complicated.
- Bowel Obstruction – Obstruction of the intestinal tract due to foreign body, tumour, self-twisting, etc.
- Haemorrhoids – Also called piles, swelling containing enlarged blood vessels found around rectum or anus.
- Hernia – a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it, commonly involves abdominal contents.
- Carcinoma – Tumour formation seen in gastrointestinal tract, breasts, thyroid, kidneys, etc.
- Cysts – Abnormal sac-like pocket of tissue containing fluid, air, etc. growing under skin or around organs.
- Splenic Injury – Injury or rupture of the spleen, due to trauma, causing heavy bleeding, shock or maybe death
Procedures performed:
⦁ Laparotomy
⦁ Traumatic Surgeries
⦁ Appendicectomy
⦁ Cholecystectomy
⦁ Stone removal
⦁ Mastectomy
⦁ Herniorrhaphy
⦁ Haemorrhoid repair
⦁ Tumour excision
⦁ Cyst removal & drainage
⦁ Breast & Thyroid surgeries
