To clinicAt the Department of Coloproctology and Pelvic Floor Surgery at the IRCCS Policlinico San Donato doctors treat all types of pelvic floor dysfunctions using a comprehensive approach. Patients are cared for by a multidisciplinary team, including a urologist, gynecologist, proctologist, coloproctologic surgeon, and other specialists.
The department successfully treats diseases such as:
- hemorrhoids;
- anal fistulas;
- anal fissures;
- Epithelial coccygeal passage (pilonidal cyst);
- fecal incontinence;
- rectocele;
- chronic pelvic pain and urinary incontinence.
Additionally, general surgical procedures are performed to treat:
- inguinal and umbilical hernias;
- various defects of the abdominal wall (such as postoperative hernias, diastasis of the rectus abdominis muscles);
- gallstone disease;
- gallbladder polyposis.
Surgeons at the San Donato Coloproctology Department prefer minimally invasive surgical approaches, which help reduce the duration of hospitalization and accelerate patient recovery. In collaboration with the anesthesiology team, postoperative pain prevention and management are also provided.
The center’s coloproctologic surgeons use advanced treatment methods and modern equipment, including:
- laser, ultrasound, and radiofrequency surgery;
- intraoperative endoanal ultrasound;
- latest generation biocompatible titanium mesh implants;
- high-resolution anoscopy;
- robotic-assisted surgery.
