The 11th Surgical Clinic for Obesity and Reflux of Metropolitan General is a specialized center for Obesity Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and Gastro-Esophageal Reflux, with emphasis on modern minimally invasive techniques, the surgical management of complications and revisional procedures.
The Clinic covers the entire spectrum of:
- Obesity Surgery (Sleeve, Gastric Bypass, Revisional Surgery)
- Management of complications of previous bariatric procedures
- Surgery for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux and Hiatal Hernia
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery and selected biliary and pancreatic cases
Emphasis is placed on minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques, as well as on specialized modern methods, such as implantation of the LINX system for the treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux, one of the most modern and selected techniques internationally, which is performed in very few centers in Greece.
The use of modern minimally invasive techniques allows, where medically feasible:
- rapid mobilization, recovery and return to daily activities
- minimization of postoperative pain
- minimization of the need for pharmaceutical analgesia
In simple laparoscopic procedures, such as hernia repair or laparoscopic cholecystectomy, treatment may be performed without an overnight stay (day case surgery), provided that the patient’s clinical condition allows it.
The Clinic has extensive experience in the surgery of complications and revisional procedures, which constitute one of the most demanding and specialized fields of modern obesity surgery.
The operating philosophy of the Clinic is based on:
- strict patient selection and preparation
- detailed preoperative information
- technically flawless and extremely safe surgical practice
- and systematic, long-term postoperative follow-up
The scientific methodology and surgical approach of the Clinic are based on international standards and experience from leading university centers in the United Kingdom and France, as well as on many years of clinical experience at Consultant Surgeon level in the National Health Service of the United Kingdom (NHS), with continuous integration of modern techniques and practices.
The aim of the 11th Surgical Clinic is not merely the technically excellent performance of procedures, but the meaningful, safe and long-term improvement of patients’ health and quality of life.