Below is a list of surgical conditions that I treat, grouped by organ system. Of course, you may not know the exact condition from which you suffer, so at the top of the list are a group of symptoms that are suggestive of surgical diseases and for which I would be happy to be consulted for diagmosis and management.
COMMON SYMPTOMS
- Acute abdominal pain
- Chronic abdominal pain
- Change in bowel habit
- Heartburn / reflux
- Rectal bleeding
- Anal pain
- Skin lumps and bumps
- Hernia
UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Gallstone disease
- Cholecystitis
- Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)
- Acute Pancreatitis
- Gastric Ulcer
- Duodenal Ulcer
- Hiatus Hernia
- Pancreatic cancer
- Gastric cancer
- Oesophageal cancer
- Ascending cholangitis
- Obstructive jaundice
- Achalasia
- Pyloric stenosis
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumour (GIST)
- Crohn's disease
- Splenic cysts and tumours
LOWER GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Haemorrhoids
- Anal fissure
- Anal fistula
- Pruritus ani
- Appendicitis
- Diverticulitis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Rectal prolapse
- Faecal Incontinence
- Colonic cancer
- Rectal cancer
- Sigmoid volvulus
- Colonic bleeding
- Meckel's diverticulitis
GENERAL SURGERY
- Inguinal hernia
- Femoral hernia
- Incisional hernia
- Umbilical hernia
- Paraumbilical hernia
- Ventral / epigastric hernia
- Spigelian hernia
- Sebaceous cyst
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Melanoma
- Lipoma
- Naevi
- Hidradenitis supparativa
- Skin tags
- Sebborheaic keratosis
- Solar keratosis
- Papilloma
- Hydrocele
- Keratoacanthoma
- Dermatofibroma
- Ingrowing toenail
- Skin abscess