The surgery dept. interacts quite often with intensivist, nephrologists, hematologists, radiologists and other specialties required as the severity of our problems demands multiple inputs. On the non-traumatic side of acute and chronic abdomen , Complicated abdominal problems from outside, Breast surgeries and oncosurgeries thyroid and other cancer surgeries and anorectal problems. we deal very often with long undiagnosed cases who go from pillar to post in search of not cure but diagnosis and explanations. As a tertiary care surgical center we expect to see this but the high frequently of it is disturbing.

Many cases of Abdominal tuberculosis, other extra-abdominal tuberculosis are diagnosed and treated here. Pyothorax , Hemopneumothorax ,are dealt with quite often. Variety of cold abscesses lymphomas, soft tissue sarcomas are treated often.

Along with this Breast Cancer awareness programme is conducted regularly for last 7 yrs, with the help of slide shows and lectures. Women above 35 years get education of Breast self examination. Every Saturday between 12 pm to 2 pm Breast Cancer Clinic functions for the same purpose in the CIIMS premises.

We have now regular diagnostic grastroscopy available with General Surgery Department. We need to do Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) in many neurologically ill patients who need tube feeding for few months where Ryles/Levines tube cannot be tolerated. This is now regularly done in our surgical department. Along with filler-optic portable Gastroscope we also have Video Gastroscope and Video Colonoscope and these investigative diagnostic and therapeutic utilization is required quite often.

This surgeon believes in educating patients about their oil ments, so that patients look after themselves better. In spite of this defaulter rate in patients of tuberculosis still bothering her as they do become MDR later.