General & Emergency Surgery

Scope of practice

Alongside vascular surgery, I maintain a full general surgical practice:

• Hernias — inguinal, umbilical and incisional hernia repair, including laparoscopic (keyhole) approaches. Repair relieves discomfort and reduces the risk of the serious complications of incarceration and strangulation.
• Gallstones and gallbladder disease — laparoscopic cholecystectomy for symptomatic stones and gallbladder inflammation.
• Skin lumps and bumps — excision of lipomas, sebaceous cysts and other skin and soft-tissue lesions, often under local anaesthesia in the clinic. Excision provides tissue for a definitive diagnosis and addresses the appearance.
• Acute appendicitis — prompt appendicectomy, laparoscopic where possible, to prevent perforation and peritonitis.
• Abdominal pain — structured assessment of a complaint with many possible causes, from gastritis and gallstones to obstruction and tumours, so that treatment targets the actual problem.
• Gastrointestinal bleeding — identification of the source (peptic ulcers, gastritis, haemorrhoids, tumours) and treatment, often endoscopically in the same procedure.
• Emergency surgery — I am accredited at hospitals across Singapore for urgent operations: appendicitis, bowel obstruction, perforated organs and surgical trauma.

Endoscopy

Gastroscopy and colonoscopy are part of the practice — for colorectal cancer screening, for investigating symptoms, and for treating what they find (polyp removal, biopsy, control of bleeding) in the same sitting. Both are performed under sedation as day procedures at MOH-accredited endoscopy centres. See gastroscopy & colonoscopy for what to expect, screening ages and preparation.

The same philosophy applies

Minimally invasive where possible, day surgery where safe, and a single point of continuity from first consultation through to recovery — the surgeon who assesses you is the surgeon who operates and reviews you afterwards.