Digestive Surgery

Digestive and Visceral Surgery

Digestive surgery, as its name suggests, groups together the different techniques aimed at treating pathologies affecting the human digestive system. These interventions are performed by visceral surgeons, in a medical facility equipped with the necessary equipment for this type of operation. The Tunisia Destination Santé team is at your disposal to answer all your questions concerning visceral and digestive surgery, and to assist you in organizing your surgical stay in Tunisia.

Which organs are affected by digestive surgery?

When we talk about visceral and digestive surgery, we are referring to techniques that mainly target the lower part of the abdomen. The proposed operations will therefore aim to treat pathologies affecting the digestive organs: the stomach, colon, small intestine, appendix, esophagus… But visceral surgery also allows the treatment of pathologies and cancers affecting the abdomino-pelvic and endocrine organs: the liver, kidneys, spleen, pancreas…

Visceral and Digestive Surgery: Our Interventions

Tunisia Destination Santé connects you with various specialists who will perform your diagnosis and visceral surgery operation. You will be followed by a multidisciplinary team and highly qualified medical personnel, and your intervention will take place in an ultra-modern facility. Here are some of the interventions performed in Tunisia by our specialists.

Parietal Surgery

Parietal surgery treats pathologies of the abdominal wall such as umbilical, inguinal and linea alba hernias. Our digestive surgeons use the latest standards and offer a minimally invasive approach whenever possible. To study your file, you should send us a medical report accompanied by a CT scan report. Depending on the case, a stay of a few days is to be expected.

Hepatobiliary Surgery

Hepatobiliary surgeries aim to treat the liver and biliary tract: anatomical and atypical hepatectomy allowing the exegesis of primary and secondary liver tumors. For liver surgery, three types of operations may be indicated: hepatic radiofrequency under laparoscopy, right hepatectomy and left lobectomy; for biliary surgery, the following interventions may be considered depending on the patient’s needs: cholecystectomy, main bile duct lithiasis and bilio-digestive anastomosis. To study your file, you should send us a medical report accompanied by a CT scan report, MRI etc. Depending on the case, a stay of at least one week is to be expected.

Proctological Surgery

Proctological surgery aims to treat pathologies related to the rectum and anus. Hemorrhoids, anal fistulas, rectal prolapse and various other diseases can be treated with this surgery. To study your file, you should send us a complete medical report. Depending on the case, a stay of at least one week is to be expected.

Oesophago-gastric Surgery

Oesophago-gastric surgery treats the upper digestive tract, namely the esophagus and stomach. This surgery mainly affects hiatal hernias, tumors and pathologies related to gastroesophageal reflux. To study your file, you should send us a medical report accompanied by a CT scan or MRI report, etc. Depending on the case, a stay of at least one week in Tunisia is to be expected.

Hemorrhoid Surgery

Hemorrhoidectomy is an operation for patients suffering from hemorrhoids, who are unable to resolve the problem with drug treatment. It is a painful procedure and its consequences must be known beforehand. The choice of surgical technique will depend on the surgeon’s preferences, the skills of the surgical team and the patient’s situation.

Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery, or obesity surgery, groups together surgical techniques that can help the patient lose weight significantly. Obesity surgery is indicated when the patient is unable to lose weight with more conventional methods, including diets and physical activity. Four techniques are mainly used: placement of a gastric band, placement of a gastric balloon, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. You can visit our FAQ.

It should be noted that various other types of surgeries may be offered depending on the pathology: colorectal surgery and especially minimally invasive right, left, total colectomy, colectomy and total colectomy which also belong to digestive surgery and are performed by a visceral surgeon.

Fundoplication

Fundoplication is the definitive surgical treatment for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) when medical treatment has failed and to provide a permanent solution to the problem of reflux, it is generally performed by laparoscopy.

Heller Operation

The Heller operation, also called extramucosal esophagomyotomy, is an operation indicated for patients suffering from achalasia: this is a phenomenon characterized by the absence or abnormality of rhythmic contractions of the esophagus, which will cause various digestive problems, including reflux of food as well as discomfort and painful sensations in the thorax.

Small Intestine Resection

Small bowel resection is a surgery that targets the digestive tract located between the stomach and the ileocecal junction; the length of the small intestine that will be removed during the operation will differ from one individual to another, it is the surgeon who can communicate this information to you in detail before the intervention, following a precise diagnosis and after studying your case.

Organize Your Medical Stay with TDS

The Tunisia Destination Santé team remains at your disposal if you need more information about our services or if you need our assistance in organizing your surgical stay in Tunisia. We help you prepare your medical file and put you in touch with the best specialists according to the type of operation to be performed. Feel free to contact us by calling us or by filling out our online form.