Surgeons

Digestive Tract Surgery

Digestive system surgery, or gastrointestinal surgery, can be divided into TWO GROUPS namely, upper gastrointestinal tract surgery and lower Gastrointestinal tract surgery. The surgical treatment of diseases of the gallbladder (bile ducts), liver, Biliary and hepatobiliary system and esophagus, stomach and small bowel (upper gastrointestinal tract) is done under the guidance of the general surgeon who has an Enlighted interest in upper gastrointestinal surgery. This weight reduction method of absorption of calories and nutrients is called "malabsorptive” technique. Generally, Stomach stapling and Roux-en-Y are typically done during the same surgery and together are called a "Roux-en-Y gastric bypass."