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Members of Yale Surgical Gastroenterology specialize in diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large bowel, hepatobiliary tree, pancreas, spleen, and adrenal glands. Endoscopic diagnosis and laparoscopic treatment of abdominal hernias are performed by this group. The School of Medicine and YNHH recently expanded services in this specialty area. Yale is considered a laparoscopic center of excellence. Members of this section provide advanced treatment of hepatobiliary disease, gastroesophageal reflux, and diseases of the large and small intestine through endoscopic and laparoscopic approaches. Moreover, the latest advances in minimally invasive surgery procedures including Single Port Surgery or Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery (SILS) are performed routinely. Additionally Scarless Surgery (Natural Orifice Transluminal Surgery - NOTES) through natural orifices such as the stomach or vagina for patients with appendicitis or symptomatic gallbladder disease.

Special services offered by this section include:

• Bariatric Surgery
• Surgical endoscopy
• Advanced laparoscopic surgery
• Diagnostic lymph node dissection and staging laparotomy
• Nissen fundoplication and esophageal resection
• Cancer–related surgery
• Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery
  (NOTES)

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