Most were for tropical pancreatitis and some for periampullary cancer. Have done surgery for cancer stomach and esophagus, including total gastrectomy, and also esophagectomies.
A very notable change has been the approach to Hernia surgery. Whereas not too far back Hernia surgery was not given much importance, with the philosophy being to just repair,for after all it’s a simple Hernia surgery. The high rate of recurrences, complications, and the subsequent economic burden to the individual and country led to the development of various societies all over the world devoted wholly to the art and science of Hernia surgery. Today There are Hernia specialists and it is accepted that the best results for repairing a Hernia is when it is done by a General Surgeon with special interest in this field.