General and Visceral Surgery

Welcome to the Department of General and Visceral Surgery at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg.

Our department is dedicated to providing exceptional care for patients with a variety of conditions affecting the abdominal organs and endocrine glands.

Our team, comprised of 52 skilled surgeons and 150 experienced nurses, along with our administrative staff, is committed to ensuring the highest standard of medical care.

Operations are performed on an in-patient and out-patient basis. Many of the operations are performed with the newest minimally invasive techniques. In the more serious post-operative cases, the course is monitored in a highly specialized surgical intensive care unit.

Our department is specialized in the surgical therapy of cancer of the oesophagus, of the stomach and of the small as well as large bowel. We have special expertise in surgery of the liver, bile ducts and the pancreas. Patients with metastases in the liver or primary tumours in the liver and the pancreas will be treated with a variety of different highly complex therapeutic procedures. The operation theatres are equipped with the most advanced technical facilities. Thus, many of the operations are performed by minimal invasive or laparoscopic techniques.

Even patients, who have been classified incurable elsewhere might be helped and enjoy a longer life. Therefore, our clinic is regarded as an outstanding centre for surgical therapy of hepato-, biliary and pancreatic diseases worldwide. Operative therapy of hernias of the groin and the abdominal wall with a variety of different meshes, and surgical therapy of the thyroid and parathyroid are also performed in our clinic.

Many famous specialists work together in order to achieve the best possible results for our patients. Should you face any future medical problems, a group of highly qualified specialists and the latest medical technologies are at you disposal here at the Medical Center - University of Freiburg.

Diagnostic & Treatment Services

Robotic Surgery
International Pancreatic Cancer Center
Oesophagus and stomach surgery
Gastric cancer surgery
Hyperthermic interperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)/ Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy (PIPAC)
Neuroendocrine tumors (NETs)
Liver, gallbladder and bile duct surgery
In-situ liver splitting
"Fast-track" method of colon surgery
Minimally invasive colorectal surgery
Modern bariatric surgery, incl. gastric balloon
Dumping Syndrome
Hernia surgery
Thyroid surgery
Pediatric surgery
Organ tranplantation
Wound management
Second-opinion services