The Department of Digestive Surgery combines oncology, bariatric surgery, and proctology, relying on the expertise of highly specialized surgeons and responding to the growing demand in these fields.
Head of Department: Dr. Alexandre RO.
Main areas:
- Oncological surgery
- Colorectal cancer: adenocarcinoma, carcinoid tumors, squamous cell carcinoma, melanoma, stromal tumors, lymphoma, leiomyosarcoma (with sphincter preservation)
- Liver/pancreatic tumors: hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), cholangiocarcinoma, hepatoblastoma, ductal adenocarcinoma, acinar cell carcinoma, insulinoma, gastrinoma, glucagonoma, neuroendocrine carcinomas (resections + HIPEC)
- Gastric cancer: adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, undifferentiated (gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection)
- Emergency surgery
- Appendectomies
- Repair of intestinal perforations
- Treatment of acute pancreatitis
- Bariatric surgery
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Gastric bypass
- Proctology
- Hemorrhoidectomy (Longo technique)
- Treatment of fistulas and anal fissures