Gastrointestinal Department

About

The Gastrointestinal Department (GI Department) is one of the core units of Binh Dan Hospital. GI Department has experienced high-qualified surgeons that can operate complicated abdominal surgeries and cure gastrointestinal illnesses including benign and malignant cases

Treatments

GI Department offers various operational services including common open surgery, laparoscopy (especially robot-aided laparoscopy) to minimize the invasive action at patients' gastrointestinal tracts (e.g. esophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, etc.).

  • Esophageal and stomach surgeries:

Treatment of esophageal illnesses: cancer, diverticulitis, benign tumor, achalasia

Treatment of gastric cancer: partial/total gastrectomy, lymph nodes removal

Treatment of pyloric stenosis caused by cancer/ulcer

Treatment of diaphragmatic hernia

  •  Colon surgeries:
    • Robot-assisted laparoscopy, standard endoscopy, and open surgery for partial colectomy caused by cancer.
    • Standard laparoscopy or open surgery for total colectomy.
  • Anal and rectal surgeries:
    • Hemorrhoid laser procedure, stapled hemorrhoidopexy (Longo's procedure), etc.
    • Treatment of chronic anal fissures, anal leakage, anal stenosis, anal abscess, rectal prolapse
    • Treatment of rectal and anal cancer.
  • Laparoscopic surgery for hernia: to treat types of hernia: inguinal hernia, hiatal hernia, diaphragmatic hernia...
  • Laparoscopic surgery for obesity.
Equipment