Department of Visceral Surgery at University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum provides surgical care for patients with diseases of the digestive tract and abdominal organs. The department offers inpatient and outpatient service for the surgical treatment of gastrointestinal tract, liver, biliary system, pancreas as well as endocrine glands. It has a qualified experienced medical team working closely with other surgeons to better develop a tailor-made management plan for each patient.
The department of Visceral Surgery at University Hospital Bergmannsheil Bochum is composed of 20 beds in the general wards, intermediate and intensive care units where more than 650 inpatients are treated every year under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Med. Ralf Nettersheim, many of which suffer from different types of hernias. The department consists of the latest, state-of-the-art surgical equipment and offers techniques as well as minimally invasive procedures which are the gold standard of surgery nowadays because of the lower risk of complications and bleeding as well as shorter recovery time and better outcome results.

The department is specialized in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of:

•    Diverticulitis
•    Colon polyps
•    Appendicitis
•    Liver cancer
•    Hernia
•    Gallstones
•    Colon cancer
•    Stomach cancer
•    Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases
•    Gastroesophageal reflux disease
•    Esophageal cancer
•    Gastritis
•    Meckel's diverticulum
•    Hemorrhoids
•    Anal fissures
•    Abscess