Lower GI Surgery

Lower Gastro-Intestinal (GI) or Digestive tract comprises Small Intestine, Appendix, Colon, Rectum & Anal Canal.

Common Lower GI tract diseases:
• Cancers of Small Intestine, Appendix, Colon, Rectum & Anal canal
• Ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease
• Obstruction, intussusception, volvulus
• Perforation
• Diverticulitis
• Appendicitis
• Mesentric ischemia, gangrene of intestine
• Rectal prolapse
• Anal diseases of Haemorrhoids, Fissure, Fistula

Surgical treatments for Lower GI tract diseases:
• Hemicolectomy (right, left & extended)
• Total Procto-colectomy & Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis (IPAA)
• Low Anterior Resection (LAR) & Anterior Resection
• Abdomino-Perineal Resection (APR)
• Rectopexy
• Small bowel resection & Anastomosis
• Stoma formation & closures
• Appendectomy
• Haemorroidectomy (Stapler & Conventional)
• Fistula surgeries (LIFT, Fistulectomy,…)
• Sphincterotomy