The Department of General and Abdominal Surgery at the St. Elisabethen Hospital Frankfurt consists of 13 doctors, 18 nurses, and treats approximately 1205 inpatients per year. The specialized clinic provides the following medical services for its patients:
Minimally invasive surgery
Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands with intraoperative, continuous neuromonitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve
Laparoscopic surgery of the esophagus and stomach (hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux disease)
Surgery of the stomach (partial and total gastrectomy for benign and malignant diseases, laparoscopic partial gastrectomy)
Gallbladder diseases (laparoscopic gallbladder removal, including single-incision technique)
Surgery of the spleen (open and laparoscopic splenectomy)
Surgery of the small intestine (chronic inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease, tumors, malformations)
Surgery of the colon (large intestine) for inflammatory and malignant diseases (open and laparoscopic)
Surgery of the rectum for inflammatory and malignant diseases (open and laparoscopic)
Hernia surgery using laparoscopic or open techniques (inguinal hernia, umbilical hernia, incisional hernia, all mesh techniques)
Soft tissue diseases (abscesses, benign and malignant tumors)