Department of General Surgery (302957)

About the Department of General Surgery at Samitivej Hospital Bangkok

The Department of General Surgery at the Samitivej Hospital Bangkok offers all modern surgical interventions for the treatment of pathologies of varying severity, ranging from surgery for bone cracks and fractures up to brain tumors and arterial occlusions. The department is headed by Dr. med. Viriya Kaewkangsadan.

The department's competent surgeons perform both minimally invasive interventions, after which the patient can leave the hospital on the same day, and complex extensive operations, after which the patient requires a long stay in the Intensive Care Unit. The highest level of treatment quality is achieved thanks to the cutting-edge medical equipment, impeccable hygiene in all rooms and operating rooms, as well as the use of innovative surgical techniques.

The department specializes in the diagnostics and treatment of the following diseases and pathological conditions:

• Wounds and injuries, including bone fractures, dislocations, sprains
• Burns
• Brain tumors
• Intracerebral hemorrhages
• Brain abscesses
• Hernias
• Valvular heart diseases
• Occlusive arterial diseases
• Lung, breast and liver tumors
• Calculi in the gallbladder, kidneys or urinary tract
• Hemorrhoids
• Hematuria and bladder tumors
• Back and neck pains
• Other diseases

The surgical spectrum of the department includes:

• Minimally invasive surgery
• Laparoscopic appendectomy
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• Bariatric surgery
• Colon surgery
• Laparoscopic diagnostics
• Arthroscopy
• Vasectomy
• Other interventions