The General Surgery Department of this tertiary care centre possesses qualified personnel and all the modern equipments required for the major, complicated, critical and referred surgical patient. The State of the art equipments available include, laparoscopic surgical unit (karl storz, Germany), harmonic scalpel (Johnson & Johnson, USA), UPPER GI endoscope and colonoscope (Pentax, USA) etc.

Minimal access surgery is a key word in the field of surgery today. Our Department is regularly performing minimal access surgical procedures, both basic as well as advanced. Procedures being routinely done here include laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendicectomy, laparoscopic adhesiolysis, diagnostic laparoscopy as well as advanced procedures like laparoscopic hernia repair and laparoscopic hemicolectomy.

The surgery department has been doing all major gastrointestinal surgical work with extremely good results and at very affordable and patient friendly rates. Diabetic foot is another area where the department is doing tremendous amount of work with a significant percentage of successful and useful limb salvage.

The Surgery department has been giving excellent surgery care to patients suffering from malignancies. All the units are performing curative palliative surgeries. We attend to patients of head and neck malignancy, breast, GI & Other general surgical malignancies. We work together with excellent Pathology and Oncology Departments.

Our Treatments

Planned surgery Services

Gastrointestinal surgery: Oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestinal cancers and benign diseases
Laparoscopic / keyhole surgeries: Gall Bladder removal for stones or tumours. Stomach, intestinal& Colonic diseases, Appendicitis, Diagnostic Laparoscopy
Key-Hole Hernia repair for groin hernia, ventral hernia & recurrent hernia
Breast diseases: Breast Cancer screening Service, Breast pain, treatment of benign breast lumps and infections. Breast care in pregnancy & breast feeding for infection, lumps & pain
Hernias :Hernia repairs for Groin and ventral hernia repair. Management of recurrent hernias
Thyroid diseases: Evaluation, medical management & thyroid surgeries for Goiter
Neck surgeries :Salivary gland surgeries, Biopsy for lymph node diseases, Congenital Neck cysts (Branchial, Thyroglossal, Lymphatic)
Piles, Filstula& Anorectal diseases: Haemorrhoids (Piles) Medical treatment, Band Ligation, Open surgeries, Stapled heamorrhoidopexy (MIPS: Minimal invasive Piles Procedures),RF ablation for Piles. Comprehensive fistula management including availability of high resolution MRI fistulogram.
Pilonidal Disease: Limburg Flap surgery for recurrent disease
Lower limb Venous disease:Varicose veins: Radiofrequency ablation with minimal scar, Open Varicose vein operation, Comprehensive Treatment of Venous ulcers with medical management, wound care & intervention as above when needed.
Limb ischaemia Peripheral arterial occlusive disease .Medical management, revascularization (Stent / Clot removal to improve blood flow) in conjunction with Interventional radiology and Cardiology departments
Wound care & Diabetic foot care:Drainage of pus &Infection control, Wound & Ulcer care with dressings including Vacuum assisted dressing. Multidisciplinary approach to care and Amputation if needed.
Limb infections : Cellulitis / Necrotising fasciitis – Multidisciplinary Surgical & Medical care to protect limb.

Cancer Care:

Multidisciplinary comprehensive cancer care with expert Oncology, Scanning & Pathology support including Digital Mammography, MRI Mammogram, Guided Biopsy, Immuno-histochemistry.
Chemotherapy services available with methods to reduce Hairloss
Surgery for Breast Cancer: Breast Conservation surgery, Mastectomy.
Breast reconstruction after surgery in partnership with Plastic Surgery
Surgery for Gastrointestinal Cancer: Oesophagus, Stomach, Intestine, Colon & Ano-rectal cancer.
Key-Hole Surgery for GI Cancer based on case
Palliative Surgery for Inoperable advanced disease

Emergency Services & Accident care

Care of Chest &Abdominal trauma – Liver, spleen, intestinal injuries, Pelvis injury
Care & Surgery for abdominal Emergencies: Appendicitis, cholecystitis, ulcer perforations, obstructed or strangulated hernias - open & key hole surgeries based on patient situation.
Damage control surgery in sepsis & trauma
Genito-Urinary: Testicular pain, infection & Torsion. Urinary retention
Pancreatitis & Hepato-biliary surgical emergency condition.
Infection & Sepsis Care: Drainage of abscesses, Management of gangrene & necrotizing fasciitis, Perianal, Pilonidal & other abscesses.

Services Not Provided:

Liver tumour surgeries
Liver and other organ transplantation

Our Facilities

Outpatient services

Each unit has 2 outpatient days per week and the consultation starts at 9.00am. All the patients present in the OPD are attended to. Advance booking and telephone booking are available. Special OPD days are run 6 days a week till 7.00pm to cater to the needs of the office going population.

Inpatient services

Besides separate male and female general wards a variety of private wards are set apart with trained nursing personal to ensure quality care for surgical patients.

Surgical ICU

We have a 14 bedded surgical ICU with trained and dedicated nursing personnel for management of critically ill surgical patients. This surgical ICU is furnished with pulse oximeters, monitors, surgical ventilators and trained dedicated nursing personnel. Surgical ICU is manned by doctors round the clock.

Emergency Service

Round the clock emergency service is provided in all surgical specialties. The emergency service is provided by the Emergency Surgical On-Call team which includes a Professor, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Surgical trainee, Tutor and house surgeons.

Surgical Step down ICU

Patients who need more than ward care but less than the intensive care in the surgical ICU are attended by the surgical nursing staff in â€˜Step down ICUâ€™. We have 12 beds for this arrangement.