CONSULTANT

Dr. Rudolf A. Vaz MS, FALS

OVERVIEW

The department is keeping pace with the current trends in the Diagnostic and treatment of all surgical problems related to digestive tract. The department is quite active in academic programme viz. seminars, guest lectures and presentations.

EQUIPMENT

• Full range of Accessories for Laparoscopic procedures
• Harmonic Scalpel
• Photo Coagulation Therapy
• Staplers
• Advanced Laparoscopy
• Laser Coagulation therapy
• Digital camera

PROCEDURES

Laparoscopic Surgery : Routine & Advanced

• Cholecystectomy
• Diagnostic laparoscopy
• Hernia repair
• Drainage of liver abscess and cysts
• Drainage of pancreatic pseudo cysts
• Nissen Fundoplication
• Rectopexy for rectal prolapsed
• Lap Sleeve Gastrectomy
• Lap Mini Gastrics Bypass for Morbid Obesity
• Appendicectomy
• Adhesiolysis
• Bowel resections
• Management of liver trauma
• H.S.V. & G.J.
• Splenectomy
• Laparoscopic Colon cancer resections

Oesophagus

• Total esophagectomy
• Surgery for Oesophageal Stricture
• Lap Hellers Myotomy
• Surgery for acalasia cardia
• Surgery for Hiatus Hernia

Stomach

• Radical gastrectomy
• Total gastrectomy with Roux-En-Y Loop

Liver and Biliary System

• Liver resection for tumors
• Lap Surgery for Hydatid disease
• Surgery for various liver cysts
• Biliary reconstruction for Biliary strictures
• Roux-En-Y Hepatico-Jejunostomy
• Planning for liver transplantation in near future

Small and Large Bowel Surgeries

• Radical resections for cancer of the Bowel
• Surgery for the tuberculosis
• Pouch surgery for inflammatory bowel disease
• Sphincter saving surgery for Cancer of the rectum
• Abdomino-perineal resection for cancer rectum
• Management of Intestinal fistulae
• Reconstructive surgery high fistula-in ano and for other anal conditions
• Hemorrhoids/ Fissures Lap/ Open / Laser

Emergency Surgeries

• Gastrointestinal perforation – Lap / Open
• Intestinal Obstruction – Lap / Open
• Obstructed and strangulated hernia – Lap / Open
• Gastointestinal haemorrhage
• Acute pancreatitis associated complicaions
• Blunt and penetrating injuries, abdomen – Lap / Open
• Obstructive jaundice, due to stricture or malignancy
• Acute liver abscess
• Complications of Ileostomy and Colostomy

Pancreas

• Pancrearico-duodenectomy (Whipple’s Procedure)
• Pancreatico-Jejunostomy for Chronic Pancreatitis
• Pancreatic Necrosectomy
• Surgery for Pancreatic Cysts