General surgery has revolutionised over the last 20 years, with many minimally invasive keyhole (laparoscopic) surgeries now performed. You can walk out of the hospital on the same day as your treatment and, as a result, your recovery is faster.
At The Kings Park Hospital, our treatments include surgery for conditions such as gallstones, hernias, reflux and lumps and bumps.
Most general surgery procedures are on a day-case basis. We offer keyhole surgeries for the following common complaints:
- Gallstones and gallbladder surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
- Stomach and intestinal issues like reflux
- Hernia repairs (can also be carried out as open surgery)
We can remove lipomas (fatty lumps) or cysts under local anaesthetic (medicine for pain relief) where you’re conscious, but the area is numbed. However, we may give a general anaesthetic to put you to sleep if we’re removing a large, deep lipoma.
As well as surgery, the hospital is equipped for camera investigations of intestinal disorders, including endoscopy/gastroscopy (examining your stomach using a long thin tube with a light and camera at one end) and colonoscopy (a similar instrument to look at your bowel).
An endoscopy is when the consultant inserts an endoscope through your mouth. They pass it down your oesophagus and into your stomach to detect abnormalities such as ulcers and polyps in the upper digestive area. Your consultant would put a local anaesthetic spray to the back of your throat to make the procedure as comfortable as possible.
A colonoscopy is carried out to examine the large bowel and is when a colonoscope is inserted through the anus and up the rectum. It is usually required if you’ve had symptoms such as blood in your stools, pain or persistent constipation or diarrhoea.
Other treatments we offer include:
- Examination of the large intestine (sigmoidoscopy)
- Removal of haemorrhoids (piles)
- Stoma reversal (colostomy reversal)