Overview & Features

The Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Lisie Hospital aims at providing the standard of care in surgical gastroenterology which is affordable to every one. It deals with disorders of the digestive system which includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, appendix, colon, anal canal, pancreas, liver, gall bladder and retroperitoneum. The coordination of this department with Medical Gastroenterology, Oncology, Radiotherapy, Radiology, General Surgery, Anesthesia, Pathology and Microbiology helps in providing multidisciplinary care to the patient. The motto of the department is patient oriented, evidence based care.

The following procedures are regularly done in our department:

• LAPAROSCOPIC COLORECTAL SURGERY
• LAPAROSCOPIC BARIATIC SURGERY FOR OBESITY
• LAPAROSCOPIC PANCREATIC RESECTIONS
• LAPAROSCOPIC HERNIA SURGERY
• LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY AND LIVER RESECTION
• SURGERY FOR ESOPHAGEAL AND STOMACH CANCER
• RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION FOR LIVER CANCER
• SURGERY FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND CROHN'S DISEASE

Diseases/Conditions Treated

• Cholecystitis, Gallbladder stones
• Cancer of esophagus and stomach
• Liver, Gallbladder and pancreatic cancers
• Small bowel and large bowel cancers
• Inguinal hernia and Ventral hernias
• Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's disease
• Obesity

Treatments

• Outpatient Services
• Inpatient Services
• Emergency Services
• Operative management
• Follow Up services
• Coloproctology Clinic – Special clinic for anal fistula, hemorrhoids, constipation, fissure
• Stoma Clinic – for patients with intestinal Stoma
• Gastrointestinal Tumor Board (With medical and radiation oncologists - for cancer patients)

Procedures Performed

The organ system based procedure list is given below. The procedures are performed by open technique or laparoscopy based on the indications.

Facilities Available:(Rooms, Technology, ICUs)

• 4 K Laparoscopy (first in Kerala)
• Mono polar Diathermy
• Bipolar Diathermy
• Harmonic Scalpel
• CUSA

OP Timings

• Dr. Byju Kundil

  NIL

• Dr. Shaji Ponnambathayil

  NIL

• Dr. Pramil Kaniyarakkal

  NIL

• Dr. Anjana Pratap

  NIL

• Dr. Vishak. S

  NIL