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Welcome to the next video on GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERIES. We are demonstrating a resection of rectal cancer, that forms part of colonic cancers or cancers of the large bowel. Rectal cancer is cancer that begins in the rectum. The rectum is the last several inches of the large intestine. It starts at the end of the final segment of your colon and ends when…
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Achalasia is a cause of dysphagia. This is an educational video briefly reviewing the pathology of Achalasia as a cause of dysphagia. The patient mainly has difficulty in swallowing liquids. It is diagnosed with gastroscopy, Barium swallow, and manometry. The manometry demonstrates the failure of the lower esophageal sphincter to relax. The myotomy is demonstrated…
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This video demonstrates a laparoscopic hiatus hernia repair for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. This operation helps to treat symptoms like heartburn and regurgitation as a potential alternative to proton pump inhibitors. A Nissen technique is demonstrated, with a Toupet procedure briefly being mentioned. This is one of the more commonly performed gastrointestinal procedures being performed…
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This is a laparoscopic minimal access Inguinal hernia operation or surgical procedure. The specific technique is a so-called TEP, total extra-peritoneal repair with an inlay mesh. This technique is suitable for all inguinal or groin hernias. This includes indirect inguinal hernias, direct inguinal hernias, femoral hernias, and also recurrent inguinal hernias.
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Aimed to educate patients looking for information on weight loss surgery or Bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery, especially done laparoscopically, achieves good results in curing patients with morbid obesity and a metabolic syndrome especially type 2 diabetes. A Gastric bypass is considered a gold standard in achieving this. These two-part video series aim to assist patients…
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In his first information video, Dr. Gert Du Toit explains The Principals Of Laparoscopic Surgery:
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Gastric bypass surgery is helping obese people slim and overcome life-threatening illnesses. Bernadette Wolhuter spoke to two surgeons who are changing their patients’ lives. For the past decade, specialist surgeons Dr. Gert du Toit and Dr. Ivor Funnell have been changing people’s lives. The pair founded the Durban Bariatric Surgery – KwaZulu Natal’s only accredited…
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