Specialist Procedures

The Colorectal Surgeon provides all aspects of diagnostic and surgical procedures for colorectal and pelvic floor conditions. These include:

• Advanced laparoscopic surgical procedures including (SILS – single incision laparoscopic surgery) for diseases of the colon & rectum
• Anterior resection and total mesorectal excision (TME) for rectal cancers
• Inflammatory bowel disease surgery including laparoscopic ileoanal pouch for ulcerative colitis
• Reoperative complex open and laparoscopic colorectal surgery
• Trans endoscopic microsurgery for small rectal tumours
• Anal sphincter and pelvic floor surgery including rectal prolapse surgery
• Haemorrhoidal surgery including stapled haemorrhoidectomy (PPH) and Haemorrhoid artery ligation surgery (HALS) procedures
• Anal fistula surgery
• Anorectal physiology and endorectal ultrasound tests for investigating constipation and faecal incontinence
• Colonoscopy & gastroscopy
• Bowel cancer screening

General Procedures

• Laparoscopic gallbladder
• Abdominal wall and groin hernia surgery
• Minor surgical procedures for skin lesions under local anaesthetic