Stomach Cancer Surgery

General surgery specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of diseases in which surgical intervention is required, as well as the use of minimally invasive procedures. Doctors try to use more gentle, modern methods in which the patient’s body minimally damaged. The function of general surgery includes the treatment of external and internal injuries, organ pathology when the necessary way to save a person’s life and health is surgery.

Types of Surgery

People who faced with a severe and dangerous illness that requires the intervention of specialists who can make an accurate diagnosis, conduct a full examination, and prescribe treatment with the least consequences, both physically and cosmetically, come to the clinic. Reasons for contacting general surgery may be related to problems:

• Soft tissue.
• Abdominal cavity.
• Gastrointestinal tract.
• Thyroid and mammary glands.

List of operations

The areas of work of surgeons are related to various human organs, and carry out such activities:

• Resection of the affected organ.
• Gastrectomy – complete removal of the stomach.
• Installation in the lumen of the hollow organs of a particular frame – a stent.
• Treatment of hernias.
• Removal of neoplasms.
• Application for the fight against cancer of the latest techniques – radiofrequency ablation.
• Installation of implants.
• Pilorotomy.

Procedures

In conjunction with open operations, minimally invasive procedures performed that require less intervention in the body, being more effective and safer. Access to the organ provided through the anatomical opening or skin. Such procedures include:

• Minimum incision technique to remove neoplasms.
• Injection.
• Endoscopy.
• Thoracoscopy.
• Chromatography
• Laparoscopy.
• CT scan.
• PET.
• Biopsy.

Rules for preparing for operations

Any intervention in the body requires preparing the patient for the upcoming operation. For this, the doctor clarifies the presence of infections, other pathologies, diseases that can cause complications. Also, on the eve, the specialist additionally conducts screening. Also, the patient needs:

• Unload the stomach by canceling food intake.
• Make a cleansing enema, relieving the gastrointestinal tract.
• Take a shower.
• Remove hair from the place where the incision will be made, then apply an antiseptic.

Operations and procedures at the Tel Aviv Medical Clinic Israel Center

The Department of General Surgery of the country’s leading clinic uses only advanced methods of surgical intervention and modern equipment. The specialists of the medical center have considerable experience in treating the most severe and insidious diseases, using an individual approach to each patient.