GI Oncosurgery

Gastro-intestinal Oncosurgery is a subspecialty, which deals with the management of cancer of esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, rectum, anal canal, gall bladder & biliary tract, pancreas and liver.

Our team at RGCI & RC is the first GI Oncosurgery program in India in which specialized gastrointestinal surgeon with special interest in GI cancers are involved in the management of these cancers. Other than GI surgeon, medical oncologist, radiation oncologist, intervention radiologist, gastroenterologist, hepatologist, nuclear medicine expert, GI pathologist and stoma therapist forms the multi - disciplinary team involved in the management of GI cancer. GI tumor board meets on every Saturday to discuss the cases, so as to offer best as well as evidence based treatment to the patient.

On every Saturday 12.00 - 3.00 PM, there is a Liver clinic for the patients of liver tumors such as hepatocellular carcinoma, metastatic tumors, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinomas and neuroendocrine tumors.

Our department is the first center in India to have facility ofICG test - a quantitative liver function test, which helps in selecting patients of liver tumors for surgery. We also have the facility for radiofrequency ablation, intra - operative ultrasound, TACE (Trans arterial chemoembolization), portal vein embolization, intra-operative cholangiogram and SBRT for liver tumors. We are also the first in India to have microwave ablation for liver tumors. We have the latest Covidien Microwave ablation machine for ablation of liver tumors – both primary and secondary tumors.

We are the first center in the country to have Belmont Hyperthermia pump for HIPEC (Hyperthermic intra-peritoneal chemotherapy). We have been successfully doing cytoreductive surgery & HIPEC for colorectal cancer with peritoneal carcinomatosis.

We have a one year fellowship program in GI Oncosurgery since 2012. This fellowship is recognized by IMA, Medical Specialities.

Area of interest

• Laparoscopic GI Surgery
• Aggressive resection for Ca GB
• Liver resection for HCC, CRC mets
• CRS & HIPEC for colorectal cancer
• Cystic tumor of pancreas
• NET Pancreas
• Lap GI procedure - lap esophagectomy / gastrectomy / pancreatic & liver resection / colectomy / LAR / APR
• Robotic colorectal surgery
• Robotic Esophagectomy
• Liver Transplant