The Department of Minimal Surgical Treatment for Digestive Tract / Obesity and Diabetes of Metropolitan General offers the most advanced treatment options, based on the full, thorough care of patients using minimally invasive (endoscopic, laparoscopic, robotic) surgical techniques.
The Department provides high-quality services based on modern surgical practices throughout the spectrum of general surgery, with special expertise:
Metabolic Surgery / Obesity and Diabetes Surgery
Full-service medical and surgical services are offered based on the updated NICE 2014 guidelines for the treatment of adult obesity patients and associated metabolic diseases (diabetes mellitus 2, dyslipidemia, arterial hypertension) through a group of obesity surgeons, special anesthetists, clinical dietitians and rehabilitation professionals. The team is available to provide information and assess patients 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to provide an immediate solution to any issue the patient is facing. The basic principles of medical support:
- State-of-the art, evidence-based medical services for patients with obesity
- Follow-up and treatment of comorbidities
- Provision of detailed medical information
- Modification of dietary behavior of patients before and after surgery
- Briefing on the rapid development of metabolic surgery in the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes
The innovative services of the department concern the most advanced in the surgical treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome:
- Non-interventional technique (intragastric balloon)
- Sleeve gastrectomy
- Roux-en-Y gastrc bypass
- Gastric bypass of one anastomosis (the most modern surgical development in the treatment of obesity)
- Surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus
- New interventions because of unsuccessful loss of weight or development of complications because of past operations.
Minimal invasive treatment of hernias
The department specializes in minimally invasive, modern treatment of all types of hernias (external and internal) in the human body, using endoscopy (microtome abdominal surgery), laparoscopy and robotic technology:
- Minimal invasive treatment of hiatal hernia and gastroesophageal reflux
- Endoscopic treatment of inguinal hernia, femoral hernia, and athlete hernia (Totally Extraperitoneal Endoscopic Repair - TEP) without using sutures or fixation / immobilizing materials.
- Laparoscopic and Robotic Treatment of:
- Inguinal Hernia
- Epigastric Hernia
- Post-operative Hernia
Staff
Director:
Charalambos Spyropoulos MD, PhD, FACS Surgeon
Assistants:
Andreas Antonopoulos, MD, Surgeon
Roza Makri, Surgeon
Anesthesiologist:
Kostas Tsimidakis, MD
Dietician / Nutritionist:
Alexia Katsarou, PhD
Nursing Support:
Dimitra Papageorgiou
Secretary:
Maria Dimitropoulou
Contact telephone numbers: +30 210 650 2952, +30 210 650 2985
