Procedures

Digestive Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Digestive Surgery.

Gastrointestinal surgery is a treatment for diseases of the parts of the body involved with digestion. This includes the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, and rectum. It also includes the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.

Endocrine Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Endocrine Surgery.
Endocrine surgery is a surgical sub-specialty focusing on surgery of the endocrine glands, including the thyroid gland, the parathyroid glands, the adrenal glands, glands of the endocrine pancreas, and some neuroendocrine glands.

Hernia Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Hernia Surgery.
Hernia repair refers to a surgical operation for the correction of a hernia—a bulging of internal organs or tissues through the wall that contains it. It can be of two different types: herniorrhaphy; or hernioplasty.

Breast-Conserving Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Breast Cancer Surgery.
Breast-conserving surgery (also called a lumpectomy, quadrantectomy, partial mastectomy, or segmental mastectomy) is a surgery in which only the part of the breast containing the cancer is removed. The goal is to remove cancer as well as some surrounding normal tissue.

Bariatric Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Bariatric Surgery.
Bariatric Surgery (or weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Long-term weight loss through Standard of Care procedures notably Roux en Y Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy is largely achieved by altering gut hormone levels that are responsible for hunger and satiety, leading to a new hormonal weight set point.

Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Dr. Gert Du Toit is a Specialist Surgeon based in Berea, Durban. Areas of specialization include Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery

Advanced laparoscopy is an open surgery where an incision is made in the skin of the abdomen. The incision can be up to several inches in length but is usually no more than 1,5 cm in length. Advanced laparoscopic surgery is also known as minimally invasive surgery.