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Gastrectomy for gastric cancer via an open abdominal approach has been performed since the 1920s. Laparoscopic gastrectomy was first described in Japan in 1994 and the procedure is safe, feasible, and oncologically sound when performed by experienced surgeons.

Bariatric surgery is surgery that is performed with the intenon of inducing weight loss. These operaons have been found to have significant benefits for paents suffering from chronic metabolic condions like diabetes mellitus, providing even
remissions in certain instances, which seem to be independent of weight loss.

Laparoscopic surgery is the choice for GIST resecons whenever possible as it gives a faster recovery. In larger GIST tumours, we would recommend a course of pre-surgery treatment to shrink the tumour.

Surgery is the standard in the treatment of gallstones. The gallbladder is removed in
an operation through keyhole surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy).

Surgery is performed under general or regional anaesthesia, and a same-day discharge is normally expected. There are a few surgical options available, the choice of which
will depend on your circumstances and choice, after knowing the
advantages and relative limitations of each method.

Hernia repair involves first reducing the hernia and the subsequent reinforcement closure of the defect in the abdominal wall. While defects used to be closed with
sutures in older techniques, the current standard of repair now is recognised to be a tension-free repair with a mesh.