Jasen is a specialist laparoscopic colorectal and general surgeon who currently maintains an active consultant position at Waikato Hospital and offers private surgical services in Hamilton. His expertise and areas of current practice include:
- colorectal cancer
- inflammatory bowel disease
- pelvic floor disorder including rectal prolapse, faecal incontinence and obstructive defaecation
- anorectal disease including haemorrhoids, fissures and fistulas
Jasen also offers hernia and gallbladder surgery, and is a trained GI endoscopist.
What is General Surgery?
The role of the general surgeon varies, but in broad terms general surgery can be said to deal with a wide range of conditions within the abdomen, breast, neck, skin and, sometimes, vascular (blood vessel) system.
While the name would suggest that the focus of general surgery is to perform operations, often this is not the case. Many patients are referred to surgeons with conditions that do not need surgical procedures, but merely require counselling or medical treatment.
Colorectal Surgery
The colon and the rectum are part of the digestive tract that processes the food we eat. Together they make up the large intestine or large bowel and are located in the abdomen between the small intestine and the anus. The colon is about 1.8m long and absorbs water and nutrients from food. The rectum is the last segment of the large intestine and is about 20 -25cm long. This is where waste material is stored before it passes out of the body through the anus.
A colorectal surgeon is a general surgeon who has had further training and specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus.
