Dear Visitor

Many thanks for visiting the homepage of the Surgical Department of the Spital Limmattal, Zürich Switzerland. On this page you will find some information on the surgical specialties. We are happy to provide more detailed and personal information in one of our outpatient clinics. Please contact us anytime:

Sekretariat Chirurgie
Tel. 044 733 21 26
Fax. 044 733 24 05
sekretariat.chirurgie@spital-limmattal.ch

The surgical department covers all surgical procedures in general surgery. We specialize in minimal invasive surgery. Our goal is to achieve the highest quality in patient care while providing a personal approach.

The highly regarded personalized nursing concept as well as the broad cooperation with our non-surgical specialists ensures a high quality care and fast recovery time.

The department covers the following specialties:

Hernia surgery

• Minimal invasive techniques as the standard approach for all inguinal and abdominal hernias
• Open techniques in special circumstances

Tumor (oncologic) surgery (benign and malign tumors)

Tumor surgery is performed in close cooperation with the oncologists, radio-oncologists and pathologists. All tumors are discussed regularly at our interdisciplinary tumor board.

• Tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach, duodenum)
• Tumors of the gallbladder, bile ducts, liver and pancreas
• Small bowel and colorectal tumors
• Tumors of the endocrine organs, i.e. of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland

Upper gastrointestinal surgery and bariatric surgery

Upper gastrointestinal surgery including bariatric surgery is one of our core interests and we are therefore able to provide a highly specialized treatment.

• Surgery for gastro-esophageal reflux disease, achalasia and hiatal hernias
• Surgery for esophageal diverticula
• Bariatric surgery (gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, gastric banding, biliopancreatic diversion)

Benign diseases of the abdominal cavity

All benign diseases of the abdominal cavity are treated at our department.

• Removal of the gallbladder (stones), surgery in chronic pancreatitis
• Removal of the spleen in hematological diseases
• Diverticular disease of the small bowel and colon
• Surgery for Crohns disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Endocrine surgery

• Surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands

Proctology

Problems of the rectum and anus are assessed in a specialized outpatient clinic. We perform all surgical procedures in proctology.

Vascular surgery

Our EBSQ qualified vascular surgeon has a vast experience in all vascular procedures, including endovascular aortic aneurysm repairs. All vascular patients are investigated in our special vascular outpatient clinic. For specific queries please contact directly:

Mr Tamim Obeid, MD, EBSQ Vasc

Thoracic surgery

We perform all thoracic procedures with the exception of large lung resections in patients with lung cancer. The minimal invasive approach (thoracoscopy) is our main technique. Our in-house lung specialist investigates all diseases of the lung. Patients with lung cancer requiring surgery are referred to a lung centre.

Trauma surgery

All types of fractures with the exception of fractures of the spine and skull are treated at our department. Our highly regarded emergency unit is run by emergency medicine specialists and allows fast investigations in all trauma patients. The surgical department provides a board qualified trauma surgeon 24/7.

• Fractures of the upper extremities including fractures of the hand
• Fractures of the lower extremity including fractures of the foot
• Fractures of children (2 years and older)
• Ruptures of tendons and muscles