General Surgery Ward 7

Department of General Surgery VII—Biliary Tract and Laparoscopic Surgery at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University was established in 2008. Its primary development focuses are biliary tract surgery and minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques. It is part of the National Clinical Key Specialty Construction Project, serves as a Ministry of Health Endoscopy Specialty Training Base, and is a Key Discipline of Heilongjiang Province; it is also our hospital’s hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumor treatment center. Under Director Sun Shibo’s leadership, since it began applying minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques in 1996, Department of General Surgery VII has developed into a comprehensive clinical department that now performs more than 1,500 minimally invasive operations annually; its surgery covers most organ diseases treated by general surgery and incorporates both minimally invasive and open techniques. It holds a leading position both within and beyond the province and was among the first clinical departments in our hospital to implement minimally invasive technology using the da Vinci surgical robot. Our department uses single-port or multi-port laparoscopic techniques and da Vinci surgical robot minimally invasive techniques, and extensively performs complex hepatectomies under laparoscopic and robotic assistance, radical resection of cholangiocarcinoma, pancreaticoduodenectomy, resection of the pancreatic body and tail, biliary stone extraction using combined two-scope techniques, radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer, abdominal wall hernia repair, and bariatric and metabolic surgery.

Our department not only has proficient skills in laparoscopic surgery, but also is highly proficient in conventional surgical and nonsurgical treatments for general surgical diseases, such as liver cancer, hepatic hemangioma, biliary tract tumors, pancreatic tumors, severe acute pancreatitis, enteral–parenteral nutrition therapy, gastroduodenal diseases, gastric cancer, and benign and malignant colorectal diseases. Our department has a group of highly skilled medical and nursing professionals with high ethical standards, including 6 professors, 2 associate professors, 11 doctors with doctoral degrees, and 2 with master’s degrees.

Under the leadership of Director Sun Shibo, Department of General Surgery VII puts patients first, relieves patients’ suffering and reduces treatment costs through excellent techniques and a pragmatic approach, continuously improves its techniques through innovation, and builds trust between healthcare providers and patients through sincere dedication. Minimally invasive surgery brings health and happiness to patients with the smallest incisions and the least pain.