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The Department of Surgery at Changi General Hospital consists of dedicated and sub-specialty trained medical professionals offering a wide range of surgical services.

These services include the following:

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

  • Diagnostic laparoscopy, laparoscopic appendicectomy, hernia repair,
    cholecystectomy and intra-operative cholangiogram, common bile duct
    exploration, repair of perforated peptic ulcers
  • Laparoscopic adrenalectomy, fundoplication, colectomy, laparoscopy-assisted oesophagectomy; laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) for
    morbid obesity
  • Laparoscopic surgery for advanced malignancies, diagnostic and bypass surgery
Breast Surgery
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Colorectal Surgery

  • Management and staging of colorectal cancer
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic lower GI endoscopy.
  • Management of colorectal polyps
  • Evaluation and management of functional disorders of the colon, rectum
    and anus; including incontinence especially in geriatric patients
  • Minimal access colorectal surgery
  • Stoma care team to care for patients with stoma
Gastrointestinal Oncology Clinic

  • Weekly clinic with medical oncologists from National Cancer Centre to manage cancer patients requiring chemotherapy or radiotherapy.
General Surgery

  • Hernia surgery including inguinal and incisional hernia repair
  • Investigation and management of gastrointestinal tract bleeding & acute
    and chronic abdominal pain
  • Management of patients requiring enteral and parenteral nutrition on advice
    from nutrition team.
  • Trauma surgery with multidisciplinary management.
  • Oncologic surgery, including soft tissue tumour resection
  • Neurosurgery for trauma and haemorrhagic strokes
  • Ambulatory surgery for excision for skin lumps and anorectal conditions
Head and Neck Surgery

  • Investigation and treatment of thyroid diseases, including thyroid cancers
  • Parotid and other salivary gland surgery
  • Treatment of head and neck cancers, comprehensive management
    with reconstructive surgery
  • Head and neck endocrine disease, including thyroid and parathyroid glands
Hepatobiliary Surgery

  • Surgery of the liver and biliary tract for benign and malignant diseases
  • Liver resection for malignancies and benign liver diseases, segmental
    and extended hepatectomy
  • Management of biliary tract strictures: post-inflammatory, post-surgical,
    malignancies
  • Surgery for benign diseases and cancer of the pancreas
  • Minimal access management of stone in the gall bladder and biliary tract and cancers of the gall bladder, liver and biliary duct
  • Combining laparoscopic cholecystectomy, therapeutic ERCP and laparoscopic exploration of common bile duct
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreaticogram (ERCP) for benign and malignant biliary tract and pancreatic diseases
  • Endoscopic and operative management of liver cirrhosis, portal hypertension, oesophageal varices
Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery

  • Management of upper gastrointestinal tract disorders, including peptic ulcer
    and gastro-oesophageal reflux diseases and other motility disorders
  • Surgery for benign and malignant diseases of the oesophagus,
    stomach and duodenum
  • Surgery for morbid obesity with multidisciplinary approach.
  • Diagnostic and therapeutic upper GI endoscopy-percutaneous endoscopic
    gastrostomy
  • Endoscopic insertion of feeding tubes

Vascular Surgery

  • Investigation and management of leg ulcers and varicose veins
  • Surgery for varicose veins: ligation and excision, subfascial ligation
  • Surgery for peripheral arterial diseases
  • Aneurysm repair
  • Carotid artery surgery
  • Endovascular surgery: balloon angioplasty, stentings, stent-grafting
  • Stent-grafting of aortic aneurysm conjointly with radiologists
  • Amputations for non-salvageable limbs
  • Mesenteric and renovasular surgery
  • Surgical management of vascular injuries
  • Excision of vascular malformation
  • Vascular access for haemodialysis

 

Bariatric Surgery

  • Recommended for morbidly obese (BMI> 35) patients
  • Also suitable for severely obese (BMI>30) patients suffering from serious complications of obesity
  • Last option for those who have been unsuccessful in their attempts to lose weight.
  • Most common type of bariatric surgery is Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or lapbanding.

 


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