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2. Digestive Surgery Clinic is a comprehensive weight loss and GI Surgery institute in India established with a view to offer health management to patients. The Clinic provides safe, ethical and rational treatment based on evidence and sound scientific principles. To ensure the same, there is a body of committed doctors, nurses, paramedical staff, stoma nurse and secretarial services.

3. Dr Sarfaraz Baig is a GI, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon based out of Belle Vue Clinic Kolkata. He has research publications on Gallbladder stones, Colorectal cancer, Acute pancreatitis, bowel intussusception, duodenal tumors and biliary fistulas. He has authored a chapter on “ Surgical Nutrition” and written two monographs- one on CBD diseases and another on “ Liver Surgery”.

4. Services offered by Digestive Surgery Clinic

5. If one has a BMI( body mass index) calculated as weight (in kgs)/ height (m2) of 40 or more OR BMI of 35 + one comorbid condition like diabetes / hypertension one is a candidate for considering bariatric surgery (surgery for the morbid obese). Bariatric Surgery

6. Piles and anal fistula are common diseases affecting a common man. In piles there are dilated vessels carrying blood, which bleed on passing stool. An anal fistula is an abnormal tract between skin and the anus. Stool can enter this tract and cause infection leading to discharge of pus from the wound near the anus. After years of research the most significant advancement in anal surgery is that now surgery for piles and fistula can be done by novel techniques without leaving any wound and significant pain.

7. Hepatobiliary surgery is a discipline of gastrosurgery dealing with diseases of liver, bile duct, pancreas and gall bladder. Special distinction is given to this area of science because of the complexity of the disease and in depth understanding of the operative strategies. Resection of part of liver for tumors, cysts, etc is a major undertaking to be done in only dedicated centers. We at DSC select our patients carefully and have done these safely at our center.

8. Hernias are bulges in the belly where intestines and abdominal fat come out under the skin through a defect. They become more prominent when coughing or standing. Since laparoscopic repair of hernias are done by making small holes in the belly instead of making a large incision, it makes the procedure less painful, stitchless and bloodless. It also allows the patient to go back home in 2-3 days and resume normal activities.

9. Once formed gallstones may or may not cause symptoms. It may produce mild symptoms like pain and indigestion or it may cause severe diseases such as jaundice, infection, pancreatitis, etc. Laparoscopic surgery (surgery done through holes without cutting the belly) will be almost painless. The hospital stay will usually be 1 to 2 days. Most can join work in 5 to 7 days. Most good centers will have a complication rates of less than 1 %.

10. For more details you can visit our website www.digestivesurgeryclinic.com Thank you