It is a minimally invasive surgery/ “Keyhole surgery”. It is performed through 3 to 4 keyhole incisions made into abdominal wall.
Through one of the incisions a tube with a camera attached to its distal end (Laparoscope) is inserted into the abdominal cavity. Through the remaining holes, tools of surgery are passed to perform the operation.

“Keyhole surgeries” performed at "The Center" and “Endoclinic” are:

1. Repair of all kinds of abdominal hernias (Inguinal, Femoral, Umbilical, ventral and incisional)
2. Removal of appendix (Appendicectomy)
3. Removal of gall bladder (Cholecystectomy)
4. Repair of hiatus hernia (Fundoplication)
5. Surgery for achalasia cardia.(Cardiomyotomy)
6. Removing the adhesions between abdominal wall, omentum and organs (Adhesiolysis)
7. Abdominal Cancer Surgery

Advantages of laparoscopic surgery over the open surgery for the above cases are known
all over the world such as:

1. Minimal cutting of the body tissues:  Minimal Pain
2. Minimal time for healing
3. Minimal medication
4. Minimal hospital stay
5. Minimal scar
6. Early return to work

GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY:
It is a direct visualization of interior of digestive system.
A tube with a camera attached to its distal end (Endoscope) is gradually inserted through oral cavity/ anus. The images are seen simultaneously on a TV monitor.
The endoscopic tube is inserted via mouth for visualization of oesophagus, stomach and proximal part of small intestine (Upper GI Scopy i.e. Upper Gastrointestinal Scopy/ OGD scopy i.e. Oesophago-Gastro-Duodeno scopy).
The tube is inserted via anus for visualization of anal canal, rectum, and various parts of large intestine/ colon (Colonoscopy).
Few instruments can be passed through a separate channel in the same endoscopic tube to perform various therapeutic procedures.

The procedures performed at "The Center" and "Endoclinic” in this category are:

1. Diagnostic Endoscopy (Gastroscopy/ Colonoscopy).
2. Biopsy of a tumour or ulcer.
3. Removal of swallowed foreign bodies such as coins, screws, plastic or metal objects, etc.
4. Sclerotherapy and banding of oesophageal varices. (Varices are dilated blood vessels).
5. Dilatation of a stricture/ narrowing in the gastrointestinal tract by a balloon or a bougie.
6. Injection or Endoclip application for bleeding.
7. Removal of polyps.
8. Inserting stents in oesophagus or colon for cancers.
9. Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy /PEG (inserting a feeding tube through abdominal wall under endoscopic guidance).

In simple words, it is indirect visualization of duct of gall bladder (Common Bile Duct/ CBD) and pancreas by way of endoscopic insertion of radio-opaque dye.
The images can be seen on fluoroscopic screen and can be stored on a computer.
Various therapeutic procedures can be performed by insertion of the instruments through a separate channel in the endoscopic tube.

The procedures performed at "The Center" and “Endoclinic” in this category are:

1. Extraction of stones in the CBD and pancreatic ducts.
2. Biopsy and sampling of cells from the CBD and pancreatic ducts.
3. Cutting of the sphincter at the end of these ducts (Sphincterotomy) for relieving obstruction.
4. Manual crushing of the large stones in the CBD (Lithotripsy).
5. Dilatation of CBD strictures/ narrowing.
6. Endoscopic management of leak of bile after gall bladder surgery.
7. Inserting plastic or metallic stents in bile duct for strictures.

It is a specialty of medicine that deals with diagnosis and surgical treatment of disease and injury covering a wide variety of surgical procedures.
It also includes management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery.

The general surgical procedures performed at "The Center" and “Endoclinic” are:

• All types of Hernia and Hydrocoele surgeries.
• Surgeries for piles, fissure, fistula and pilonidal sinus. (Anorectal surgeries)
• Thyroid surgery and treatment.
• Varicose veins surgery.
• Breast swellings and cancers: surgery and treatment.
• Abdominal surgeries including those on appendix (Appendicectomy) and gall bladder (Cholecystectomy) and digestive system.
• Surgeries for swellings in the neck.

The prospect of cancer surgery may make the patient feel anxious. To reduce the anxiety, it is better to learn more about cancer surgery.
Cancer surgery (an operation to repair or remove part of the body, to diagnose or treat cancer) remains the foundation of cancer treatment.
The doctor may use cancer surgery to achieve any number of goals, from diagnosing the cancer to treating it to relieving the symptoms it causes.
Cancer surgery may be the only treatment, or it may be supplemented with other treatments, such as radiation, chemotherapy, hormone therapy and biological therapy.

The cancer surgeries performed at "The Center" and “Endoclinic” are:

• Cancers of the digestive system.
• Cancers of neck.
• Breast cancers.
• Cancers of skin
• Endoscopic diagnosis of abdominal cancers including biopsy and cytology using gastroscope, colonoscope or laparoscope.
• Endoscopic stenting of obstructing tumours.
• Laparoscopic surgeries of gastrointestinal cancers.

In simple words, piles or hemorrhoids are dilated blood vessels in the anal canal due to damage to its supporting tissue. Conventional piles surgery includes cutting the piles from its root and stitching the wound.
Stapler surgery is an advanced technique using the Ethicon stapler equipment. The equipment appears to look like a gun that takes in the loose anal mucosa (inner lining) and cuts a piece in the shape of a doughnut around its periphery. It simultaneously stitches the raw cut edges of the anal mucosa and fixes the pile in its normal position. This action is similar to a stapler; hence it is commonly called stapler surgery. In medical terms it is called MIPH (Minimally Invasive Procedure for Haemorrhoids).

Advantages of stapler surgery over conventional piles surgery are:

• Minimal Pain
• Minimal medication
• Fast recovery
• Minimal hospital stay
• Minimal chances of recurrence
• Early return to work