Many conditions can cause damage or disease in the small intestine, large intestine and rectum. One or several bowel surgery procedures may be necessary to remove the damaged tissue or tumour and reconstruct the lower gastrointestinal tract..

Bowel surgery is a general term for surgical procedures performed on the small intestine or large intestine. Dr. Bhavsar may recommend surgery when diseased or damaged intestines interfere with -normal gastrointestinal function and when the diseased tissue is life threatening.

Many conditions can cause damage to the intestines that can be treated with bowel surgery. Some of these conditions include the following:

Hernia
A Hernia is a weakness or defect in the abdominal wall. It may be present from birth, or develop over a period of time. If the defect is large enough, abdominal contents such as the bowels, may protrude through the defect causing a lump or bulge felt by the patient.

The standard method of Hernia repair involves making an incision in the abdominal wall. Normal healthy tissues are cut until the area of weakness is found. This area, the Hernia, is then repaired with sutures. Often a prosthetic material, or another plastic material, is sutured in place to strengthen the area of weakness. Finally, the skin and other healthy tissues that were cut at the beginning are sutured back together to complete the repair.

The types of hernia treated by Dr. Bhavsar includes :
Ventral
Umbilical
Para umbilical
Inguinal
Incisional
Femoral