GI Surgery Service Offered

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A total of 8 theatres are run each week allowing the department to handle its large workload.The operating rooms are some of the best equipped in the country with state-of-the-art tools and devices.Postoperative care is taken up in a 24-bedded Surgical Intensive Care Unit equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for continuous non-invasive and invasive monitoring, as well as non-invasive and invasive ventilation.


GI Surgery

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Surgical Procedures
	Major Surgical procedure includes: - * Gastric and Esophageal Surgery * Small Intestine and Colorectal Surgery * Hepato Pancreato Biliary * Laparoscopic * Liver Transplatation
Gastro Intestinal Oncology
	The Department of GI Surgery works in close association with the department of Oncology. Management of cancers are handled on the basis of protocols already in place.This close association between the departments allow the patients to get integrated care for their diseases. Unlike most other centres, all phases of the treatment can be completed under one roof itself.Adjuvant treatment for colorectal cancers, Ca Stomach, Ca Pancreas, Cholangiocarcinoma, etc. are taken up after detailed discussions between the Surgeon and the oncologist. This interaction helps in the optimization of the treatment for each patient.
Stoma Care Centre
	A stoma is essentially an opening made on the abdominal wall to let out the body effluents when the natural passages need to be removed. This happens in spite of the surgeon's best efforts in a percentage of advanced cancer surgeries. If the patient is not educated well about the management of the stoma it can be a personal disaster for the patient crippling his social life and economic productivity.
Bleed Management
	The availability of advanced imaging and therapeutic techniques, intensive care unit andblood bank Services round the clock, ensures no time is lost in the evaluation and treatment of these patients.
Trauma and Emergency Services
	The GI Surgery unit functions as a tertiary referral center for Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic trauma from all over Kerala. Complicated postoperative GI and biliary fistulas are also admitted through the emergency services.The GI Bleed team composing of the Critical Care Specialist, the Medical Gastroenterologist, Interventional Radiologist and the GI Surgeon manage the patient with a well coordinated approach. The excellent conventional and interventional radiological facilities available in the hospital allow conservative treatment for many major intra-abdominal injuries especially major intra-abdominal vascular trauma.