A Brief Overview of Gastrointestinal Surgery
The effective treatment for complications regarding the body parts that help in digestion is gastrointestinal surgery. The esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas, large intestine, small intestine and rectum are these parts.
To remove a damaged part among these or repair any problem, a gastrointestinal surgeon in Kolkata conducts the necessary surgical procedure. The treatment of the following problems is possible through surgery.
Gastrointestinal cancers including colon cancer
Appendicitis
Diverticular disease
Hiatal hernias
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
Gallbladder disease
Hernia
Inflammatory bowel disease
Rectal prolapse
Surgery helps to improve the quality of lives of many patients suffering from these complications, which can often prove life-threatening for them.
There are two types of gastrointestinal surgery. These are:
Open surgery: In this surgery, the surgeon makes one large incision for the operation.
Laparoscopic surgery: Instead of a large cut, the surgeon makes multiple small incisions (cuts) in your abdomen. He/she inserts a laparoscope and special surgical instruments through these incisions for doing the operation. There is faster recovery after this surgery compared to the open procedure.








