Consultant Staff

Mr E McLaughlin

Prof V Menon

Mr L Tan

Mr Khalid Akbari

Mr Sharib Khan

Services Offered

• Consideration of anti-reflux surgery for failed medical management (or failed previous surgery)
• Opinion for hiatus hernia surgery
• Opinion for surgery or endoscopic management for achalasia
• Uncomplicated gallstone disease (complicated would be HPB, including gallbladder polyps).  Suggest LFT’s and abdo USS in advance of referral
• Abdominal wall and groin hernias: suggest groin USS if not clear
• Upper GI cancer surgery (but 2WW / USC referrals are separate formal pathway)

Exclusions

• Request for OGD (gastroscopy)
• Medical management of gastro-oesophageal reflux
• Chronic weight loss/nutritional disorders/dietitian advice
• Lower GI conditions
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• IBS/GI dysfunction syndrome
• Coeliac disease
• Eating Disorders
• Paediatric patients
• Thyroid problems
• Vascular surgery
• Colorectal surgery
• Pancreas conditions (including IPMN – Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm)
• Liver conditions
• Gallbladder Polyps
• Bariatrics (refer to separate Bariatric Surgery team)

Referral Criteria

• Up to date patient demographics including correct full name, address, contact numbers (including mobile)
• Details of current condition and any relevant medical and/or past surgical history
• A list of current medications
• Up-to-date weight and BMI (some upper GI benign surgery have BMI thresholds)
• Any additional scans and /or investigation results relevant to the condition
• Known allergies
• Any special requirements that the patient has e.g. known disabilities