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​Surgical Gastroenterology is a super-speciality which deals with the diseases related to the human gastrointestinal tract. The important organs of the digestive system include esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, anal canal, liver, gallbladder, biliary tree, pancreas and spleen

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Several disease process can involve any of these organs ranging from simple benign diseases to cancers. Diseases of the GI system are among the most common disorders in India

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Common disorders of the GI tract requiring surgical intervention are gall bladder stones, appendicitis, hernia, chronic pancreatitis, gastro-intestinal and hepato-biliary cancers, splenic disorders, gastro-esophageal reflux diseases, piles, fistula, fissure etc

Surgical management of these complex disease processes can be done by both open and laparoscopic surgeries and requires expertise in the field (Surgical Gastroenterologist)