Consultant Surgical Gastro enterologist Hepatobiliary Pancreatic & Liver Transplant Surgeon Laparoscopic and GI Cancer Surgeon
What is HPB surgery?
HPB (Hepatopancreatobiliary) surgery is a speciality dedicated to surgical treatment of diseases pertaining to liver(hepato-H), pancreas (P),gall bladder and bile ducts(biliary-B) and pancreas(P). HPB surgery is a subspeciality of abdominal(Gastro or GI surgery) surgery which has developed very well in the US, UK and eastern world as well. It has also developed in North and south India. MCh programme has started in ILBS, New Delhi for the first time in India.
What diseases are covered in HPB surgery?
HPB surgery covers all benign(non cancer) and malignant(cancer) diseases of the liver, pancreas, gallbladder, biliary tract and pancreas. The following is a list of diseases that are treated at our HPB speciality centre at NH
Liver
Gall Bladder
Bile Ducts
Pancreas
Miscellaneous
Portal hypertension: Portosystemic shunt surgery for extrahepatic portovenous obstruction and Non-cirrhotic portal fibrosis Visceral artery aneurysms and pseudo-aneurysms
What is GI oncosurgery (gastro cancer surgery)?
GI oncosurgery is a subspeciality of cancer(onco) surgery related to abdominal cancer. It includes cancers of liver, pancreas, gallbladder, biliary tract, GI cancers like cancers of esophagus, stomach, colon(large intestine), rectum. A scientific and latest approach to GI cancers is offered with multidisciplinary care including advice on chemotherapy, radiation therapy.
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What is Colorectal Surgery?
Colorectal surgery is a subspeciality of Gastrointestinal Surgery. It deals with benign(non cancer) like Ulcerative Colitis, Diverticulitis, Crohn’s disease, ileocecal Tuberculosis, anal canal diseases like fistula-in-ano, haemorrhoids(piles), fissure etc and cancer like colon(large intestine) and rectum cancer.
What is Laparoscopy?
Laparoscopy or key-hole or ‘laser’ surgery as the lay term goes, involves surgery of the abdomen by small incicions with a laparoscope(special endoscope). It leads to faster postoperative recovery, lower postoperative pain and early return to work.We provide basic laparoscopic surgeries like laparoscopic cholecystectomy and appendicectomy, and advanced laparoscopy like laparoscpic GI cancer surgeries, laparoscopic splenectomy, achalasia cardia, laparoscopic splenectomy etc.