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Liver transplant and GI surgery, explained by the surgeon

In-depth, referenced articles on liver transplant, living donation, life after transplant, Whipple surgery, food-pipe and gallbladder cancer, and robotic rectal surgery — followed by plain-language answers on gallstones, hernia and piles. Follow on Instagram and Facebook for short videos.

Dr Manoj Gupta with the transplant team — The transplant team on rounds

Liver transplant & GI cancer surgery

2026-09-28

Liver transplant in India: who needs one, how it works and what decides the cost

A liver transplant surgeon's plain-language guide — the signs that a liver is failing, living versus deceased donor transplant, what the evaluation involves, the operation, recovery, results, and what actually determines the cost.

2026-09-21

Becoming a living liver donor: what families need to know before they decide

Who can donate, the tests, how much liver is removed, the risks stated honestly, the scar, the recovery timeline, and the legal protection every donor has in India — from a surgeon who has been part of 500+ transplants.

2026-09-14

Life after liver transplant: the first year, month by month

What actually happens after you leave hospital with a new liver — medicines, tests, food, work, travel, vaccinations and the warning signs that need a call the same day — laid out month by month.

2026-09-07

Whipple surgery explained: what the operation involves and how recovery really goes

The Whipple procedure is the most complex routine operation in abdominal surgery. Here is what is removed, why surgeon volume matters so much, the complications to know about, and a realistic week-by-week recovery.

2026-08-31

Food-pipe cancer: why minimally invasive esophagectomy changes recovery

The symptoms that should never be ignored, the two types of oesophageal cancer, why chemoradiation usually comes first, and the trial evidence that keyhole esophagectomy cuts lung complications by two-thirds.

2026-08-24

Gallbladder cancer in North India: why it is so common here, and why early surgery matters

The Gangetic belt has among the highest gallbladder cancer rates in the world. A hepatobiliary surgeon explains the risk factors, the warning signs on an ultrasound, what to do when cancer turns up after a routine gallbladder operation, and why the right first operation decides everything.

2026-08-17

Robotic rectal cancer surgery: how we avoid a permanent bag

Rectal cancer is not the same as colon cancer: the tumour sits in a narrow, nerve-lined pelvis a few centimetres from the sphincter. Here is how total mesorectal excision, chemoradiation and the robot combine to cure the cancer and keep the patient's normal bowel function.

2026-08-10

Gallstones: when is surgery really needed?

Not every gallstone needs an operation. Here is how Dr Manoj Gupta decides who needs surgery, who can wait, and why 'dissolving' tablets rarely work.

2026-08-03

Five hernia myths patients in Delhi NCR still believe

Hernia belts, 'it will go away', 'mesh is dangerous' — Dr Manoj Gupta clears up the most common misconceptions he hears in clinic.

2026-07-30

Fatty liver to cirrhosis: the silent journey and where a surgeon comes in

Fatty liver is now the leading reason for liver transplant referrals in urban India. A liver transplant surgeon explains the stages and when to worry.

2026-07-12

Robotic vs laparoscopic surgery: what actually changes for the patient

Both are keyhole surgery. Dr Manoj Gupta, head of robotic GI surgery at Yatharth Hospital, explains where the robot earns its cost — and where it doesn't.