General and abdominal surgery:

Surgery of all abdominal organs (benign and malignant changes)

• Stomach surgery
• Intestinal tract surgery (diverticulitis, bowel cancer)
• Resection of benign and malignant liver tumours
• Removal of liver metastatic tumours
• Pancreatic surgery (tumours, chronic inflammation)
• Oesophageal surgery (diverticula, benign and malignant tumours)
• Correction of inguinal, abdominal, umbilical, incisional and diaphragmatic hernia (minimally-invasive, wherever it makes sense)
• Gallbladder  and bile duct surgery
• Surgery of soft tissue tumours
• Diagnostics and therapy of anal and rectal disorders: haemorrhoids, fistulas, abscesses, rectal tumours

(see also: >competences)

Minimally invasive surgery:

If the diagnostic findings permit, all surgical procedures are minimally invasive.

• Endoscopy of the abdominal cavity (laparoscopy) for diagnosis and treatment
• Cholecystectomy
• Appendectomy
• Removal of adhesions in the abdominal cavity following surgery
• Repair of inguinal and abdominal wall hernias (including mesh implantation)
• Partial appendectomy in cases of inflammation and tumours
• Splenectomy
• Correction at the stomach entrance in cases of chronic dyspepsia (Nissen fundoplication)

Endocrine surgery:

• Surgical operations on the thyroid and parathyroid (with neuromonitoring of the vocal cord nerves)
• Interventions in cases of benign and malignant adrenal disorders

Chest surgery:

• Diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy of the thoracic cavity (thoracoscopy) and the mediastinal area (mediastinoscopy)
• Excision of benign and malignant lung tumours
• Excision of metastases in the lungs
• Open and closed treatment of collapse of the lung
• Sealing, sclerotherapy and removal of the pleura (pleurodesis/pleurectomy)
• Implantation of cardiac pacemakers: single-chamber and dual-chamber systems, defibrillators
  (see also: > Pacemaker Treatment)
• Implantation of drug delivery systems (known as port systems) for chemotherapy or analgesic therapy and for nutrition
• Removal of the nerves in the thoracic cavity responsible for excessive perspiration (hyperhydrosis)