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Digestive System Surgery

Digestive System Surgery

Introduction

Thank you for visiting the website of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery.
We perform diagnosis, treatment and surgery for diseases of the digestive system. Digestive diseases are very diverse, but our doctors with extensive experience and expertise strive to provide the best treatment for patients by making full use of the latest medical technology. We take a comprehensive approach to meet individual needs, from surgical methods and drug therapy to endoscopic treatment, but in particular, we actively perform minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic surgery and robotic surgery).

We strive to perform high-quality and safe surgery, mainly by Japanese Society of Endoscopic Surgery certified doctors and Japanese Robotic Surgery Specialists. Of course, we can also perform extensive surgery that is difficult to handle with minimally invasive surgery.
Our staff will work together to provide the best and highest quality treatment and care to many people suffering from digestive diseases.

Characteristics of this department

Our department is a facility accredited by the Japan Surgical Society, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology, the Japanese Gastroenterological Association, the Society of Coloproctology, and the Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Our department provides medical treatment in the field of gastrointestinal surgery (esophageal, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, liver, biliary tract, and pancreas), for not only benign diseases but more importantly focusing on operations for malignant diseases.

The field of gastrointestinal surgery covers a wide range of disease types and treatment methods. For this reason, our department utilizes the latest medical equipment such as PET-CT, multi-slice CT, and NBI-endoscopes for diagnosis. Based on the results, we aim to provide high-quality treatment while coordinating with the Department of Gastroenterology, Oncology, Radiology (IVR), Radiation Therapy, and Rehabilitation at joint conferences. We provide thorough explanations to patients until they are satisfied with the treatment methods based on various clinical guidelines, and strive to provide reasonable, customized treatment according to the patient's condition.

We focus on minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopy and robotic surgery), and we are particularly proactive in using robotic surgery. We believe that this innovative technology enables precise surgery and leads to improved quality of surgery. Of course, if minimally invasive surgery is difficult, we perform surgery in the most optimal way for each case. We can also perform extensive surgery to remove multiple organs for each disease.

In addition, our hospital accepts many emergency patients, and there are many cases where emergency surgery is required for abdominal pain, etc. Our department has a system in place to perform emergency surgery 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and we respond quickly to emergency surgery.

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Robot-assisted surgery

In recent years, laparoscopic surgery has become widely used in the field of gastrointestinal surgery. Compared to conventional open surgery, laparoscopic surgery has the advantages of smaller wounds, less pain, less bleeding, better cosmetic appearance, and quicker postoperative recovery, and is considered to be a less stressful surgery (minimally invasive surgery). Robot-assisted surgery in gastrointestinal surgery is a type of laparoscopic surgery performed using a surgical robot. The advantages of robot-assisted surgery include :

  • Intuitive operation using forceps (surgery instruments) with a high degree of freedom and multi-joint function,
  • Delicate operation with scaled hand movements,
  • Accurate 3D images of the surgical field

Due to these characteristics, robot-assisted surgery makes it easier to perform more complex and delicate surgical operations, and is thought to further improve the advantages of laparoscopic surgery. We actively perform robot-assisted surgery in our department.

Diseases for which robot-assisted surgery is performed in our department

  • Colon cancer (colon cancer, rectal cancer)
  • Gastric cancer
  • Inguinal hernia

Main diseases

  • Cancer of the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, small intestine, and large intestine
  • Cancer of the liver, gallbladder, bile duct, and pancreas
  • Cholelithiasis (cholecystitis)
  • Anal diseases (hemorrhoids, anal fistula, anal stenosis, etc.)
  • Acute abdominal pain (otitis media, gastrointestinal perforation, peritonitis, etc.)
  • Intestinal obstruction
  • Inguinal hernia

Main treatments

Gastric cancer, colon cancer: Robotic surgery is the first choice, and laparoscopic surgery and open surgery are also selected depending on the condition

  • Liver cancer : Open surgery and laparoscopic surgery are selected depending on the condition
  • Pancreatic cancer : Open surgery is the main method, and laparoscopic surgery may be selected depending on the location of the lesion
  • Cholelithiasis (cholecystitis) : Laparoscopic surgery is mainly performed
  • Inguinal hernia : Laparoscopic surgery is the first choice, and other approaches (including robotics) are performed depending on the condition

Outpatient schedule

Morning 9:00～12:00（Reception8:00-11:30）/
Afternoon to Evening 13:30～16:30（Reception13:00-16:00）

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