GI Surgery Overview
UAB Gastrointestinal surgeons specialize in both routine and complex gastrointestinal and endocrine surgical problems, including both benign and malignant conditions. Consultations are performed at The Kirklin Clinic and UAB Hospital-Highlands Surgical Clinic and often involve collaborations with the divisions of Gastroenterology, Endoscopy, Endocrinology, Radiology, and Medical and Radiation Oncology.
Conditions Treated
Some conditions that may be treated by UAB Gastrointestinal surgeons include:
- Achalasia
- Adrenal neoplasms (Benign and Malignant)
- Anorectal Disorders
- Appendicitis
- Biliary Cancer
- Biliary Dyskinesia
- Cholecystitis
- Colon Cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Endocrine Disorders
- Adrenal Lesions (Benign/Malignant)
- Thyroid Parathyroid, Adrenal
- Thyroid Tumors (Benign/Malignant)
- Esophagitis
- Esophogeal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
- Gastrointestinal Disorders
- Hepatitis
- Hernias
- Hiatal
- Diaphragmatic
- Paraesophageal
- Inguinal
- Ventral
- Incisional
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Cancer
- Morbid Obesity
- Neuroendocrine Disorders
- Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Tumors
- Pancreatitis
- Peritonitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Rectal Cancer
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Goiter
Services Offered
Some services provided by UAB Gastrointestinal surgeons include:
- Adrenalectomy
- Laparoscopic
- Robotic
- Advanced Laparoscopy including Single Incision Laparoscopy
- Appendectomy
- Bariatric Surgery
- Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
- Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
- Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Open Gastric Bypass
- Colorectal Surgery
- Laparoscopic
- Robotic
- Transanal excision
- Endocrine Surgery
- Endoscopy
- Foregut Surgery
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Surgery
- Gall Bladder Removal
- Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Hernia Repair
- Laparoscopic
- Abdominal Wall Reconstruction
- Islet Cell Transplantation
- Laparoscopic Liver Resection
- Laparoscopic Pancreas Resection
- Minimal Access Parathyroidectomy
- Minimally Invasive Abdominal Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Treatment of Colorectal Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer Clinical Trials
- Single-Port Surgery
- Therapeutic neck dissections
- Thyroidectomy
- Whipple Procedure
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