Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery

The Gastrointestinal, Pancreatic, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery Department of Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital reports two professors, three chief and three associate chief physicians, six master's degree holders, two national association vice-chairs and two provincial chairs. Led by Deputy Hospital Director Sun Yuanshui, it combines care, research and teaching through the hospital's gastrointestinal and hernia-abdominal wall centers. It treats gastrointestinal disease, especially tumors, pancreatic disease and abdominal hernias with open and minimally invasive laparoscopic operations, including radical gastric and colorectal cancer surgery, pancreaticoduodenectomy, inguinal, umbilical, incisional and hiatal hernia repair, and bariatric and metabolic surgery. The department reports hosting international and domestic meetings and training, including the Sino-Japanese Qianjiang Gastric Cancer Forum for five consecutive years. Staff have led or joined more than ten projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Zhejiang’s science and technology department, health department and traditional Chinese medicine administration. Awards include one second and one third Zhejiang science and technology progress prize, two first, one second and one third Zhejiang medical and health science prize; the non-divided Roux-en-Y distal jejunal pouch reconstruction after total gastrectomy research received the 2014 provincial medical and health first prize. It reports over 60 papers in core journals, over 30 SCI-indexed and over 20 in Chinese Medical Association journal series. Gastrointestinal services include gastric, duodenal, small-intestinal, colon and rectal cancers, gastrointestinal stromal tumors and multiple colorectal polyposis; integrated traditional Chinese and Western approaches intended to improve postoperative quality of life in gastric cancer; Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis; laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery for severe gastroesophageal reflux; complex gastrointestinal fistulas; obstruction, intussusception, congenital megacolon and superior mesenteric artery compression syndrome; gastrointestinal motility disorders and rehabilitation; and nutritional support, particularly in cancer. Pancreatic care includes integrated approaches for acute or chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic pseudocysts and minimally invasive or open surgery, including laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, for benign or malignant tumors. Hernia care includes indirect, direct and femoral inguinal-region hernias; incisional, internal abdominal, umbilical, linea alba, incarcerated, strangulated, recurrent and hiatal hernias. The department also offers bariatric surgery for pathological obesity and surgery for type 2 diabetes.