Clinical Focus

HPB

• Liver tumors - liver resections
• Pancreatic cancer - Whipple’s operation/distal pancreatectomy
• Klatskin tumor - major liver resections
• Biliary stricture - hepaticojejunostomy
• Choledochal cyst - excision wit HJ
• Chronic pancreatitis - LPJ(Frey’s procedure)
• Acute necrotizing pancreatitis - pancreatic necrosectomy
• Variceal bleed - shunts & devascularization
• Pancreatic pseudocyst - drainage procedures
• Gall stones - lap cholecystectomy
• CBD stones

Upper GI

• Esophageal cancer - transhiatal esophagectomy
• OGJ growth - Ivor lewis procedure
• Gastric cancer - total & subtotal gastrectomy(D2)
• Corrosive stricture esophagus - esophagocoloplasty / gastric pull-up
• GIST - resection
• Esophageal perforations
• Achalasia cardia - laparoscopic myotomy

Colorectal

• Rectal cancer - LAR(sphincter preserving surgery)
• Rectal cancer - APR
• Colonic cancers - radical hemicolectomy
• Inflammatory bowel disease (UC)- restorative proctocolectomy (pouch procedures)
• FAP - pouch procedures
• Diverticulitis- resection
• Rectal prolapsed - laparoscopic rectopexy
• Lower GI bleed
• Complex fistula in ano