Procedures
Grouped by the part of the body they treat. Each page explains what the procedure involves, how to prepare and what recovery looks like. None of it replaces the conversation you will have in the rooms.
Oesophagus & stomach 01
Reflux, ulcers, unexplained upper abdominal pain and bleeding, assessed by direct camera examination under sedation.
Gallbladder 01
Gallstones and their complications, treated with keyhole removal of the gallbladder in most cases.
Small bowel 01
Crohn's disease, obstruction, bleeding and tumours affecting the twenty-five feet of intestine that does most of your digestion.
Colon & rectum 05
Bowel cancer, polyps, diverticular disease and inflammatory bowel disease. This is the centre of Professor El-Khoury's practice.
- Surgery for bowel cancerRemoving a bowel tumour, by keyhole surgery where possible. →
- ColonoscopyCamera examination of the large bowel, with polyp removal if needed. →
- Surgery for large bowel diseaseProctocolectomy with ileostomy, and the ileo-anal pouch alternative. →
- Multidisciplinary care for cancerEvery cancer case reviewed by a full team before a plan is set. →
- Inflammatory bowel disease careCoordinated surgical and medical care for Crohn's disease and colitis. →
Anus & perineum 05
Haemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas and pilonidal sinus. Common, treatable, and worth seeing someone about early.
- Haemorrhoid excisionSurgical removal of painful haemorrhoids, known as haemorrhoidectomy. →
- Rubber band ligationA non-surgical treatment for internal haemorrhoids. →
- Fistula surgeryTreating an anal fistula while protecting sphincter function. →
- Surgery for anal fissureReleasing the internal sphincter so a chronic fissure can heal. →
- Pilonidal sinusTreatment options from antibiotics through to excisional surgery. →
Abdominal wall 02
Inguinal, ventral and incisional hernias, repaired open or laparoscopically depending on the defect.