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Surgery Gastrointestinal Surgery

Gastrointestinal surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with operative diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive tract and its associated organs, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, and the hepatobiliary and pancreatic structures. It encompasses both open and minimall…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 8 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 42× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2574-4526 🗓 Reviewed October 2026

Overview

Gastrointestinal surgery is the branch of surgery concerned with operative diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the digestive tract and its associated organs, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine, rectum, and the hepatobiliary and pancreatic structures. It encompasses both open and minimally invasive (laparoscopic and endoscopic) approaches to conditions such as malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, obstruction, perforation, fistulae, and structural anomalies. A major contemporary subdomain is gastrointestinal oncologic resection, exemplified by esophagectomy for esophageal cancer and gastrectomy for gastric tumors, where reconstruction of digestive continuity and restoration of a viable nutrition route are central postoperative concerns. Bariatric and metabolic procedures, including sleeve gastrectomy and other surgeries for morbid obesity, form another important area; these alter gut anatomy to achieve weight loss but predispose patients to micronutrient and vitamin deficiencies that can produce complications such as Wernicke encephalopathy. Cross-sectional imaging, particularly computed tomography, supports operative decision-making in complex inflammatory presentations like Crohn's disease. Effective gastrointestinal surgery therefore integrates technical resection with perioperative nutritional assessment, management of digestive physiology, and multidisciplinary follow-up to reduce morbidity and optimize functional recovery of the alimentary tract.

Research published in this journal

8 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 8 articles above have been cited 42 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

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Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Digestive Disorders And Diagnosis (ISSN 2574-4526).

Journal editorial board
Rongbiao Tang · China Beata Kasztelan-Szczerbinska · Poland Divey Manocha · United States

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