Colorectal Surgery at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla, Mumbai
CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla, is a colorectal surgery hospital in Mumbai for conditions of the colon, rectum and anus. Problems in this part of the digestive tract tend to be reported late, mostly because people are reluctant to talk about them. Bleeding, altered bowel habits or pain on passing stool are easily put down to piles or diet, yet the same symptoms can point to a fistula, inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer. Colorectal surgery in Kurla, Mumbai runs from minor anorectal procedures to major bowel resections, and treatment follows a confirmed diagnosis rather than an assumed one. Care is organised around outpatient assessment, endoscopic evaluation, surgery where it is needed, and structured follow-up.
Conditions We Treat
Each condition below is assessed in full before a colorectal surgeon in Kurla recommends a procedure.
Haemorrhoids and Anal Fissures
What it is: Haemorrhoids are swollen vascular cushions in the anal canal. A fissure is a small tear in the anal lining, often after passing a hard stool. Both are common, and both are often self-treated for longer than they should be.
Symptoms: Bright red blood on the tissue or in the pan, itching, a lump at the anal opening, or sharp pain during and after a bowel movement.
Treatment: Milder cases settle with dietary changes and stool softeners. Haemorrhoids that persist or progress may need banding or surgery, and a fissure that does not heal with medication may need a procedure to relieve sphincter spasm.
Fistula and Perianal Abscess
What it is: An abscess is a collection of pus near the anus or rectum. A fistula is the small tunnel that can remain afterwards, joining the anal canal to the skin. One often follows the other.
Symptoms: Throbbing pain, swelling, fever, discharge of pus or blood, and repeated flare-ups in the same spot.
Treatment: Abscesses need prompt drainage. Fistulas rarely close without surgery, and the technique depends on how the tunnel runs relative to the sphincter muscles. The aim is to clear infection without compromising continence.
Colorectal Polyps and Cancer
What it is: Polyps are growths on the lining of the colon or rectum, and some turn cancerous over time. Colorectal cancer is more manageable when found early.
Symptoms: Blood in the stool, a lasting change in bowel habit, a feeling of incomplete emptying, unexplained weight loss, or anaemia with no clear cause. Early polyps may cause nothing at all.
Treatment: Polyps are removed during colonoscopy. Colorectal cancer surgery in Kurla removes the affected bowel segment with nearby lymph nodes, and is planned with oncology, since chemotherapy, radiotherapy or both may be needed before or after.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
What it is: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are long-term inflammatory conditions of the gut. Medication is the mainstay, and surgery comes in when it stops working or complications develop.
Symptoms: Persistent diarrhoea, abdominal pain, blood or mucus in the stool, weight loss and fatigue.
Treatment: Surgery is considered for strictures, fistulas, abscesses, perforation, severe bleeding or disease that does not respond to medication, usually with gastroenterology input. Options include removing the diseased segment or, in ulcerative colitis, the colon itself.
Diverticular Disease and Bowel Obstruction
What it is: Diverticula are small pouches in the colon wall, and inflamed or infected ones cause diverticulitis. Obstruction is a blockage that stops stool and gas moving through, caused by tumours, strictures, twisting or adhesions.
Symptoms: Lower abdominal pain, fever and altered bowel habit in diverticulitis. Cramping pain, bloating, vomiting and an inability to pass stool or wind in obstruction.
Treatment: Mild diverticulitis usually settles with antibiotics and dietary adjustment. Recurrent or complicated disease, such as an abscess or perforation, may need surgery. Obstruction is an emergency that needs decompression and often an operation.
Rectal Prolapse and Pelvic Floor Disorders
What it is: In rectal prolapse, the rectum slips down and protrudes through the anus. It sits alongside faecal incontinence and chronic constipation as problems of bowel control, and the three often overlap.
Symptoms: A bulge after passing stool, leakage or urgency, straining, a sense of incomplete emptying, or mucus discharge.
Treatment: Tests of muscle and bowel function come first. Milder problems may respond to dietary changes, medication and pelvic floor retraining, while prolapse is corrected surgically by an abdominal or perineal route, depending on age, fitness and the extent of the prolapse.
Treatment Options and Precautions
The most common treatment options offered here are:
- Colonoscopy and Polypectomy
examination of the colon, with suitable polyps removed at the same sitting - Anorectal Surgery
procedures for haemorrhoids, fissures, abscesses and fistulas - Minimally Invasive Bowel Surgery
laparoscopic resection where the condition and anatomy allow - Colorectal Cancer Surgery
bowel resection with lymph node removal, planned with the oncology team - Stoma Formation and Reversal
temporary or permanent, with guidance on stoma care - Day Care Procedures
used for anorectal procedures wherever clinically appropriate, so a long stay is avoided
Some risks are watched for after any of these, and patients are told about them beforehand:
- Some bleeding is expected after anorectal procedures and polyp removal, but heavy or persistent bleeding should be reported promptly.
- Wound or deeper infection can follow bowel surgery, so fever or worsening pain needs early review.
- Continence can change after some anal procedures, which is why sphincter-sparing techniques are preferred, and the risk is discussed before surgery.
- After resection, the joined ends of the bowel can leak. Vomiting, a swollen abdomen or rising pain are treated as urgent.
- Fibre, fluids and stool softeners protect healing tissue by avoiding straining.
- Bleeding or altered bowel habits that continue are not assumed to be piles, and are looked at properly.
Colorectal Surgery at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla, Mumbai
Every case follows the same order: confirm the diagnosis, bring in the right specialists early, and choose the least invasive option that still solves the problem. Gastroenterology, radiology, oncology, and anaesthesia teams stay involved throughout, so a decision in one area is not missed in another. Before admission, the team explains in plain terms what the procedure involves, what recovery looks like, and how the estimate and insurance process will work. Follow-up is not a formality. After cancer surgery, or with inflammatory bowel disease, regular review keeps a patient stable over years rather than settling only the current episode. If rectal bleeding, changes in bowel habit, or anal pain have not settled on their own, arrange a consultation with the colorectal specialists in Kurla at CritiCare Asia Hospitals, Kurla, Mumbai.