GI Cancer Surgeon in Thane

Dr. Saneya Pandrowala is a GI cancer surgeon in Thane who operates on cancers of the food pipe, stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum and pancreas at KIMS Hospital. Gastrointestinal (GI) cancer surgery aims to remove the tumour with a margin of healthy tissue and the nearby lymph nodes, and is planned together with chemotherapy or radiotherapy when they are needed.

GI cancers she treats

• Oesophageal (food pipe) cancer
• Stomach (gastric) cancer
• Colon cancer and rectal cancer
• Pancreatic cancer
• Cancer spread in the abdomen and HIPEC

Warning signs that need a check-up

Difficulty swallowing, repeated vomiting, black stools or blood in the stools, a change in bowel habit for more than three weeks, unexplained weight loss, yellow eyes or skin (jaundice) and persistent upper-abdominal pain. These symptoms have many causes; see a doctor if they last.

How GI cancer surgery is planned

Staging scans (CT or PET-CT), endoscopy and a biopsy show the type and spread of the cancer. For some stomach, oesophageal and rectal cancers, chemotherapy or radiotherapy before surgery shrinks the tumour first. The operation is then planned with the medical and radiation oncologists.

Keyhole and robotic GI cancer surgery

When the cancer allows it, laparoscopic or robotic surgery uses smaller cuts and often gives a quicker recovery.

Why see a GI cancer surgeon rather than a general surgeon?

A surgical oncologist is trained to remove the correct lymph nodes, keep safe margins, preserve organs such as the rectal sphincter when possible, and handle complex reconstructions of the digestive tract.

“…I got diagnosed with a major colorectal problem requiring surgery, the referring doctors strongly recommended Dr. Saneya.”Ratish N., patient

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