Surgical Department

Department of General Surgery is the core strength of Shashwat hospital.

All the surgeons are well versed with variety of endoscopies & complex laparoscopic surgeries.  The operation theatres are fully equipped to do variety of videoendoscopic procedures & tertiary level laparoscopic surgeries.

Services

• Endoscopy:
• Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP, Bronchoscopy

Therapeutic:

• ERCP: for removal of stone in common bile duct. Stenting of bile duct.
• Variceal banding & sclerotherapy for Oesophageal varices.
• Removal of foreign body in oesophagus & bronchus.
• Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG): for feeding the patients who have difficulty in swallowing either due to cancer or disease of nervous system.
• Oesophageal stenting: Palliative procedure for cancer of oesophagus
• Bronchial stenting: for cancer of bronchus
• Dilatation for stricture of oesophagus & pylorus. (lower end of stomach)

Laparoscopic surgery for:

• Removal of appendix
• Removal of gall bladder (Cholecystectomy)
• Vericocele
• Hiatus hernia
• Rectopexy (For prolapsed of rectum)
• Achalazia cardia
• Nephrectomy (removal of kidney)
• Splenectomy

Cancer surgery: Open or laparoscopy assisted.