The Department of General Surgery provides surgical interventions that focus on the endocrine system, gastrointestinal tract, liver, colon, and other major parts of the human body. Some of the common procedures include appendix, gallbladder removals, colonoscopies, thyroidectomies, hernia and bariatric surgeries. The Department also offers proper management to the patients suffering from diseases involving skin, soft-tissue, breast, hernia, and trauma. The department of General Surgery at Fortis provides its patients with the services employing cutting-edge surgical care. The department also specializes in Laparoscopic and robotic surgeries (also known as key-hole surgery or minimally invasive surgery), which helps in providing patients with a variety of treatments in the fields of gynaecology, gastroenterology and urology. Using such advanced techniques helps in the speedy recovery of the patients with minimal amount of tissue damage, minimal blood loss, reduced risk of developing infection and hence, minimal pain and discomfort. The general surgery team has its expertise in providing complete patient safety and satisfaction by using all the latest diagnosing and surgical techniques.
The department has 9 bedded stat-of-the-art well-armed SURGICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT which is comprised with the highly skilled and trained staff to offer the proper and quality care to the required post-surgical cases. The department is equipped with Olympus FULL HD Medical Graded Monitors with inbuilt FICE, State-of-the-art Johnson & Johnson Harmonic Scalpel to facilitate Advance Laparoscopy & Minimal Access Surgery, High Tech Anaesthesia Trolleys, Multipara Monitors with Dual IBP & Etco2 and Central Medical Gas Facility.
To provide consistent and quality surgical care to the patients, the department is well armed with Latest Digital, High Definition, GI Endoscopy from Olympus FULL HD Medical Graded Monitors with inbuilt FICE, facility for Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy, ERCP etc. Attached ultramodern digital Quality software to record Endoscopy video & images to enclose in final reports.
General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on alimentary canal and abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland.
Laparoscopy is a type of surgical procedure that allows a surgeon to access the inside of the abdomen (tummy) and pelvis without having to make large incisions in the skin. This procedure is also known as keyhole surgery or minimally invasive surgery.
- Expert & Experienced consulting Doctor.
- Treatment of accident and burn patients.
- Intestinal – Pancreatic disease treatment.
- Treatment of diseases related to stomach and gall bladder.
- Treatment of thyroid.
- Treatment of varicose veins.
- Treatment and operation of hand/leg gangrene/pus (gangrene).
- Warts (piles) MIPH treatment and operation with advanced stapler technique.
- Laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment and operation of hernia and abdominal diseases.
- Laparoscopic and endoscopic treatment and operation of diseases of the stomach and intestines.