Esophageal and Gastrointestinal Surgery
Overview
Specializes in surgery for esophageal, gastric, colorectal, and selected small-intestinal diseases, with a major focus on gastrointestinal cancer. The department emphasizes low-invasive surgery and multidisciplinary cancer treatment.
Key Strengths at Kobe University Hospital
- Very strong minimally invasive program, with the great majority of cancer operations performed using robot-assisted surgery or thoracoscopic/laparoscopic approaches.
- Comprehensive treatment of esophageal, gastric, and colorectal cancer with surgery integrated with systemic therapy and radiation when needed.
- Experience with advanced low-invasive techniques for upper and lower gastrointestinal malignancy, aiming to balance radicality and functional preservation.
- Participation in multidisciplinary treatment for advanced disease, including perioperative chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy.
Major Conditions / Services
- Esophageal cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Colorectal cancer
- GIST and selected duodenal/small-intestinal tumors
- Selected benign gastrointestinal surgical disease
Representative Procedures / Programs
- Thoracoscopic/laparoscopic and robotic gastrointestinal surgery
- Multidisciplinary treatment for advanced GI malignancy
- Perioperative functional and nutritional management