Gastric Surgery
Surgery for gastric ulcer:
A large gastric ulcer in the stomach presents with severe upper
abdominal pain and vomiting. Quite often these ulcers heal by
medication. These ulcers can bleed massively requiring transfusion of
blood and sometimes surgery. Surgery for ulcers will be in the form of
partial gastrectomy called as Gastric Surgery.
Surgery for duodenal ulcer:
Duodenal ulcers can cause bleeding or sometimes gastric outlet
obstruction causing persistent vomiting. Surgery for this ailment will
be in the form of gastro-jejunostomy and truncal vagotomy
Surgery for cancer of the stomach: Cancer of the esophagus commonly seen
in chronic smokers presents with dysphagia (inability to swallow) and
progressive loss of weight. Lower third and middle third cancers of the
esophagus are amenable to surgical treatment in the form of removal of
the esophagus: Trans-hiatal esophagectomy, trans-thoracic esophagectomy.
Fundoplication for hiatus hernia:
Severe heartburn due to hiatus hernia will at times require surgical
treatment in the form of a fundoplication to reconstruct a new valve at
the junction between the food pipe and stomach.