General Surgery

The Department of Surgery performs all types of major and complex procedures that are carried out regularly in 12 operation suites, equipped with modern operative instruments, and anaesthesia machines. It includes all types of abdominal surgery like organ resections, laparoscopic minimally invasive procedures like cholecystectomies, hernias, appendicectomies, intestinal resections, thoracic surgery, cancer surgery including head and neck surgery, breast surgery, anorectal procedures with the use of staples, lasers, and major trauma and emergency work. The operation theatres are looked after by the dedicated and highly trained staff. The Department of Surgery is also recognised by the National Board for Studies in Surgery and boasts some of the best general surgeons in Pune. More than 50 doctors have passed the postgraduate examination in surgery over the years and have established themselves in various parts of the world.

Our surgical centre in Pune is a dependable resource for both routine and emergency surgical work, with state-of-the-art laboratory facilities and imaging services. With state-of-the-art operating rooms furnished with cutting-edge tools and anaesthetic machines, it serves patients not only from Pune, but across the country and abroad. Abdominal surgery, laparoscopic minimally invasive surgeries, thoracic surgery, breast surgery, cancer surgery, anorectal procedures with staples, major trauma, and emergency work are among the procedures that the department performs. Our staff, who are highly trained, work around the clock to maintain the operation rooms.

• Resections for benign (haemangioma, FNH, hepatic adenoma) and malignant liver lesions such as primary tumours (HCC, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma) and cancers that spread to the liver from other organs, particularly the colon and rectum
• Surgery for hydatid cyst disease (conventional/laparoscopic/radical)
• Surgery (elective & emergency) for portal hypertension (devascularisation & shunt)

• Resections for pancreatic cancer and neuroendocrine tumours (Whipples pancreatoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, etc.)
• Management of acute pancreatitis, including drainage of the abscess and pseudocyst, and necrosectomy
• Surgery for chronic pancreatitis (pancreatic stones): Duct drainage, Frey’s procedure, and resections

• Surgery for complications of gallbladder surgery and bile duct stones
• Surgery for bile duct (choledochal) cyst
• Resection for bile duct and gallbladder cancer (radical cholecystectomy)

• Radical resection for cancer of the oesophagus/stomach
• Surgery for benign conditions such as perforations, refractory bleeds, strictures, and foreign bodies
• Surgery for hiatus hernia, GERD, corrosive oesophagus, etc.

• Postoperative adhesions, strictures, intestinal fistulae, gangrene, tumours & perforations

• Surgery for complicated diverticular disease and lower GI bleed
• Pouch surgery for ulcerative colitis
• Nerve/sphincter saving surgery for rectal cancer (AR, LAR, ultra-LAR), radical resection for colon cancer

• Minimally invasive techniques are utilised during the performance of the above procedures, as indicated. Staging laparoscopy for GI cancers, laparoscopic cholecystectomy, and appendectomy are routinely performed.