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Vis­ceral sur­gery

Vis­ceral sur­gery

Vis­ceral sur­gery (from the La­tin vis­ce­ra = "vis­ce­ra") is the sur­gery of the ab­do­mi­nal ca­vi­ty and ab­do­mi­nal wall, the en­docri­ne glands and soft tis­sue, in­clu­ding trans­plan­ta­ti­on.

As abdominal surgery, visceral surgery comprises the surgical treatment of the abdominal organs, i.e. the entire digestive tract including the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen. Visceral surgery also includes the surgical treatment of the thyroid and parathyroid glands as well as the treatment of hernias and the transplantation of abdominal organs such as the liver, kidneys, pancreas and small intestine. Visceral surgical diseases include acute injuries, tumours, inflammations and malformations of the aforementioned organs.

Clarunis provides basic visceral surgical care at its two locations Claraspital and University Hospital Basel.

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