The General Surgery Clinic of Behboud Specialty and Subspecialty Hospital is staffed by experienced specialist surgeons who perform a wide range of procedures. These include surgeries on the abdominal organs (esophagus, stomach, intestines, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder), the thyroid, the parathyroids, the abdominal wall, the breast, and the skin.
A portion of the surgeries at Behboud Hospital are also performed using laparoscopic methods.
Some of the common surgeries performed by the surgeons of the Behboud General Surgery Clinic are listed below.
- Laparoscopic hernia repair
- Bowel resection
- Cholecystectomy
- Appendectomy
- Breast surgery
- Cancer surgeries
Conditions Treated
General surgery is a broad specialty, and the general surgeons of the clinic have outstanding expertise in treating a wide range of problems and conditions, from relatively simple to highly complex. Some of the conditions treated surgically at this clinic include:
- Abdominal wall hernias (umbilical, inguinal, ventral, incisional)
- Hiatal hernia
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease
- Achalasia
- Gallbladder disease
- Breast cancer
- Thyroid and parathyroid disease
- Adrenal tumors
- Colorectal cancer
- Diverticulitis
- Morbid obesity
Location: Ground floor of the main hospital building.