Yamagata University Hospital

Clinical Divisions

Surgery Ⅰ

Overview of the Digestive and general surgery, Mammary gland, thyroid gland surgery Department


 This department provides various surgical treatments for the digestive organs, including the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, liver, and gallbladder, as well as for pancreatic, mammary gland, and thyroid diseases.

 In particular:

 1. Pancreaticoduodenectomy, distal pancreatectomy, and total pancreatectomy with preoperative chemotherapy for resectable pancreatic cancer

 2. Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy for pancreatic benign or low-grade malignant tumor (intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm, etc.)

 3. Extended liver resection together with preoperative portal vein for hilar cholangiocarcinoma and gallbladder cancer

 4. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy for gallstones (including single-port surgery)

 5. Multidisciplinary treatment (chemoradiotherapy, etc.) for initially unresectable or borderline resectable cases of liver, biliary tract, and pancreatic cancer, following conversion surgery with combined vascular resection

 6. Robotic and Laparoscopic gastrectomy (distal, proximal, and total) for early gastric cancer

 7. Multidisciplinary treatment for advanced gastric cancer (preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy and standard or extended surgery)

 8. Laparoscopic and endoscopy cooperation surgery (LECS) for gastic submucosal tumor

 9. Preoperative chemotherapy and thoracoscopic surgery for esophageal cancer

 10.Laparoscopic surgery for hiatal hernia and reflux esophagitis

 11.Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy for early and advanced colon cancer

 12.Robotic assisted low anterior resection (including total mesorectal excision, inter-sphincteric resection) for early and advanced rectal cancer

 13.Laparoscopic-assisted total colectomy for ulcerative colitis and surgery for Crohn's disease

 14.Breast-preserving surgery and multidisciplinary treatment for breast cancer (hormone chemotherapy, etc.)

 15.Prophylactic mastectomy for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome (HBOC)

 16.Laparoscopic appendectomy

 17.Laparoscopic surgery for inguinal and incisional hernia

 18.Emergency surgery for acute abdomen

*Our hospital has the facilities to diagnose and treat most diseases related to the digestive organs, mammary gland, and thyroid gland.