Department of Abdominal, Minimally Invasive and Cancer Surgery (448604)

Dr. med.

Konstantinos Zarras

Specialized in: abdominal, minimally invasive and cancer surgery

Specialization Curriculum vitae

About the department

The Department of Abdominal, Minimally Invasive and Cancer Surgery at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf offers the full range of surgical treatment in accordance with modern medical standards. Every year, it performs about 2,500 interventions on both an inpatient and outpatient basis. The priorities of the department include general and endocrine surgery, minimally invasive (laparoscopic) interventions, coloproctology and surgical treatment of oncopathology. The Chief Physician of the department is Dr. med. Konstantinos Zarras.

The outstanding quality of medical care provided in the department is confirmed by a large number of prestigious certificates, for example, the certificate of the German Cancer Society and the European Cancer Society (Colon Cancer Center), the European Cancer Society (Colorectal Cancer Center), the German Society for General and Abdominal Surgery (Center of Competence for Minimally Invasive Surgery, Center of Competence for Hernia Repair), a certificate of the German Incontinence Society and others.

The service range of the department includes:

Cancer surgery

Thyroid cancer
Parathyroid cancer
Esophageal cancer
Stomach cancer
Duodenal cancer
Small intestine and rectal cancer
Pancreas cancer
Liver and biliary tract cancer (hepatobiliary surgery)
Sarcomas (soft tissue tumors)
Gastrointestinal stromal tumors
Liver and lung metastases
Other malignant diseases

Minimally invasive surgery

Diaphragmatic hernia and gastroesophageal reflux disease
Achalasia cardia
Biliary tract stones and gallbladder inflammation (cholecystitis)
Inguinal and umbilical hernias
Incisional hernias
Adrenal diseases
Stomach tumors
Spleen diseases
Appendicitis
Tumors and inflammatory diseases of the large intestine (for example, diverticulitis)
Rectal tumors
Rectal prolapse
Hemorrhoids
Lung metastases
Other diseases

Endocrine surgery

Thyroid and parathyroid diseases
Adrenal diseases
Pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)
Neuroendocrine tumors
Other pathologies

Coloproctology

Anal abscesses
Anal fissures and fistulae
Anal cancer
Residual hemorrhoidal skin tags
Anal tumors
Ulcerative colitis
Hemorrhoids (classical and minimally invasive methods)
Rectal cancer
Crohn's disease
Constipation
Other diseases

Curriculum vitae

Since 1 July 2012, Chief Physician of the Department of Abdominal, Minimally Invasive and Cancer Surgery at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.
Since 1 April 2005, Chief Physician of the Department of General, Abdominal and Trauma Surgery at the St. Vincent’s Hospital Duesseldorf.
Since 1 February 2004, Head of the Department of Surgery in the Interdisciplinary Abdominal Surgery Center at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.
Since 1 June 2003, Senior Physician of the Department of Surgery at the University Hospital of the Ruhr University in Bochum, Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.
Since 1 September 1999, Senior Physician of the Department of Surgery at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.
Since 2 June 1994, Assistant Physician in the Department of Surgery at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.
Since 2 December 1992, Intern in the Department of Surgery at the Academic Hospital Marien Duesseldorf.

Department of Abdominal, Minimally Invasive and Cancer Surgery.
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