GI EMERGENCY & TRAUMA SURGERY
Choose Dr. Lubana for emergency GI surgeries and trauma care. Whether it is an intestinal obstruction, a punctured/perforated organ or even a penetrating abdominal trauma, the gastrointestinal surgeon understands the importance of urgent surgical intervention and will leave no stone unturned in saving the life of the patient.
Did you know gastrointestinal disorders are one of the most common reasons why patients end up in the emergency room? When a patient is suffering from symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, change in bowel movements, it is often a case of emergency disorders of the digestive tract. Many gastrointestinal disorders and diseases can become life-threatening and thus, they require immediate medical attention and treatment.
WHAT IS INCLUDED IN GASTROINTESTINAL EMERGENCY & TRAUMA SURGERY?
If the patient has the tumor in the head of the pancreas and it has not spread to other areas of the body, the doctor will recommend pancreaticoduodenectomy to remove the tumor surgically. In most of the cases where this procedure is recommended, the tumor is cancerous.
This surgical procedure is also a treatment option for disorders of the pancreas, intestine and bile duct. Some of the conditions for which this procedure would be recommended are:
- Pancreatitis
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatic tumors
- Pancreatic cysts
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Small bowel cancer
- Ampullary cancer
- Bile duct cancer
- Trauma to pancreas
- Trauma to small intestine
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