About Surgical Gastroenterology
Surgical Gastroenterology is a relatively new
surgical speciality. This speciality became a necessity with rapid
progress in diagnostic and interventional Gastroenterology requiring
surgeons specially trained in operating on the gastro-intestinal tract.
The two rapid advances in the field of surgery namely Minimal
access surgery or Key hole surgery and organ
transplantation both so relevant to abdominal surgery further widened
the horizons of surgical Gastroenterology.
This speciality encompasses surgery of the entire gastro intestinal
tract starting from esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum,
liver and pancreas. Advanced surgery on each of these organs requires
very specialized training and skill which is taught in a very few
surgical units in the country and abroad.
To be a trained surgical gastroenterologist a surgeon, after general
surgical training needs prolonged stay and training in the field of
surgical Gastroenterology in one of the above mentioned units. The
present day surgical gastroenterologists are also well versed in
advanced laparoscopic surgery as most of the abdominal surgeries at
present are done laparoscopically.
Complicated operations like Total Esophagectomy, Total Gastrectomy,
WHIPPLES Procedure, Liver Resections, Bowel Resections, Surgery
for Portal Hypertension are usually dealt by surgical
gastroenterologists with good results.
Surgical Gastroenterologists are also adept at diagnostic and
therapeutic endoscopy and most practicing interventional
gastroenterologist in India are surgeons by training.
Dr Manubhai V. Pipalia has also been trained well in advanced laparoscopic surgery and has
been performing surgeries like Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy,
Appendicectomy, Hernia Repair, Hellers Cardiomyotomy,
Fundoplication, Rectopexy, Colonic rescetions, Splenectomy, Hydatid
excision for many years now with excellent results.