Digestive System Surgery is the medical specialty that treats, through surgical procedures, benign and malignant diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, from the esophagus to the rectum and anus, also including the adnexal glands such as the liver and pancreas and the bile ducts
There are currently two types of surgery used for pancreatic cancer: potentially curative surgery (when it is possible to remove the entire tumor) and palliative surgery (when the disease is widespread). This is to alleviate the symptoms of the disease or prevent certain complications, such as a blocked bile duct or intestinal obstruction.
Known as cholecystectomy, surgery to remove the gallbladder is indicated when gallstones are identified after imaging or laboratory tests, such as urine, or when there are signs indicative of an inflamed gallbladder.
