Department of Abdominal Surgery
Head of the Department - Tengiz Gugeshashvili
The Department is equipped with modern surgical instruments and apparatus: the latest generation endo-laparoscopic kit of STORZ and Olympus, ultrasonic scalpel "HARMONIC", mono and bipolar device Ligasure COVIDIEN Valleylab FT10, plasma surgical unit ERBE APC 300, monopolar radiofreqency ablation system RITA and ultrasound equipment (SIEMENS).
The department conducts:
- Surgical treatment of diseases of the abdominal organs;
- Laparoscopic reconstructive surgery for esophageal achalasia and esophageal septal hernia;
- Atypical laparoscopic resection of a liver tumor, splenectomy, adrenalectomy, cholecystectomy, appendectomy, hernia, echinocolectomy;
- Radical, organ-preserving and restorative- reconstructive surgery.
Oncosurgery of:
tumors of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, liver, bile ducts, pancreas, retroperitoneal space, benign and malignant pathologies of the small pelvis, both traditionally open approach and laparoscopic methods.
- Bariatric surgery by laparoscopic method.
Laparoscopic surgeries are less traumatic for the patient; hence the postoperative period is easily portable and less painful. The period of stay in the hospital is short and the patient returns to the usual rhythm of life in a relatively short time.
