Endoscopy

Endoscopy is performed as a day procedure under light sedation by qualified gastrointestinal specialists. The instrument used is a soft flexible fibre optic camera that transmits a high definition image onto a computer monitor. Long flexible instruments can be placed down the camera to take biopsies and perform therapeutic manoeuvres such as remove polyps. Gastroscopy…

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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Performed by Alta Bates Summit Medical Center’s Bariatric Surgery Program. The Roux en Y gastric bypass surgery is performed either through an abdominal incision or through laparoscopy (6 small incisions). Your surgeon will decide which approach is appropriate for you. Gastric bypass is major surgery and involves stapling of the stomach, turning it into a…

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Port Pioneer Surgery a Success

Article from The Port News. A GROUNDBREAKING approach to liver surgery has been performed in the Hastings. The surgery requires shorter hospital stays and it takes less time to recover. A surgical team headed by Dr George Petrou last week demonstrated a laparoscopic approach for liver resection was safe and feasible in the Hastings for…

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