Practicals · SGE

Surgical Gastroenterology

150 practical items from the NBEMS DrNB curriculum and the NMC DM/MCh guidelines, grouped by the curriculum's own sections.

Links point to videos and pages published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host them. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.

Top education resources

Top education resources for Surgical Gastroenterology

Video libraries, simulators and animations that residents and published reviews rate highly. We opened every link and checked it plays (8 Oct 2026). Ranked best first.

  1. 1
    WebSurg (IRCAD)
    Video libraryFree accountIndependently endorsed

    Lap/robotic liver, pancreas, biliary, upper GI, colorectal, hernia, bariatric; monthly HPB focus; free CME

    Only free library with head-to-head published wins over YouTube in GI/HPB: lap distal pancreatectomy LAP-VEGaS 14.5 vs 8, lap gastrectomy, lap chole

  2. 2
    TVASurg (Toronto Video Atlas of Surgery): HPB
    AnimationsFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Whipple variants, total pancreatectomy with PV reconstruction, ALPPS, lap hepatectomies, lap CBD exploration, Puestow, 3-part HPB anatomy

    Real operative footage with 3D anatomy overlays and chapter markers; plays with no login at all; built for HPB first

  3. 3
    SAGES TV (SAGES Video Library)
    Video libraryFree · no loginIndependently endorsed

    Lap/robotic Whipple, hepaticojejunostomy, foregut, hiatal hernia, bariatric, colorectal; SAGES meeting video loops

    Society-curated, thousands of MIS videos, plays on sages.org without login; residents' default for laparoscopic cases

  4. 4
    Touch Surgery (app)
    SimulatorFree part + paidIndependently endorsed

    Step-by-step 3D cognitive rehearsal of procedures incl. laparoscopic cholecystectomy modules

    Lap chole module has construct/face/content validity and an RCT showing skill transfer to a porcine lap chole

  5. 5
    Stanford HPB Surgery Video Library
    Video libraryFree · YouTube sign-inSolvedPGSS pick

    Open/lap/robotic Whipple, RAMPS, TPIAT, central pancreatectomy, PV reconstruction, necrosectomy, liver and biliary pages, 'How To' set-ups

    AWESOME FIND: curated by Stanford's HPB fellowship faculty (B. Visser), organised by organ and approach; the Pancreas page alone links 30 videos. No outside endorsement yet

150 items

Oesophagus

Heller's cardiomyotomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Fundoplication (Nissen/partial)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Transhiatal oesophagectomy with gastric pull-up

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

McKeown (three-stage) oesophagectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Enucleation of oesophageal leiomyoma

Procedure

Cervical oesophagostomy

Procedure

Paraoesophageal / hiatal hernia repair

Procedure

Oesophageal manometry interpretation

Interpretation

Endoscopic brush cytology

Procedure

Upper GI

Endoscopy

Diagnostic upper GI endoscopy (OGD)

Procedureperform (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Endoscopic foreign body removal

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Endoscopic haemoclip application

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Endoscopic variceal band ligation

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Stomach and Duodenum

Truncal vagotomy

Procedure

Gastrojejunostomy (including duodenal bypass)

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Billroth I gastrectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Billroth II (Polya) gastrectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Radical gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Roux-en-Y oesophagojejunal anastomosis

Procedure

Surgery for gastric volvulus (open/laparoscopic)

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Bariatric surgery

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Small Intestine

Small bowel resection and anastomosis

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Feeding jejunostomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Intestinal transplantation

Procedure

Colorectal

Per rectal examination

Clinical examination

Right hemicolectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Left hemicolectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Segmental colectomy

Procedure

Abdominoperineal resection (APR)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Anterior resection of rectum (low / ultra-low)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Colonic and rectal mobilisation

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Stapled colorectal anastomosis

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Restorative proctocolectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Stoma creation (ileostomy / colostomy)

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Ileostomy closure (stoma reversal)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Pelvic exenteration

Procedure

Ureterosigmoidostomy

Procedure

Surgery for complex fistula-in-ano

Procedure

Biliary

Open cholecystectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Procedure

Radical (extended) cholecystectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Common bile duct exploration

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Choledochoduodenostomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Roux-en-Y hepaticojejunostomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Choledochal cyst excision with hepaticojejunostomy

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Hutson loop (subcutaneous biliary access loop)

Procedure

Transduodenal ampullectomy

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

MRCP and biliary imaging interpretation

Interpretation

Biliary / Trauma

Imaging

Liver / Imaging

Liver

Laparoscopic / open deroofing of liver cyst

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Surgical drainage of liver abscess

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Hydatid cyst excision (liver)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Wedge (non-anatomical) liver resection

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Liver parenchymal transection techniques

Procedure

Staged (two-stage) liver resection

Procedure

Portal vein embolisation

Procedure

Dynamic liver function tests (ICG clearance, MEGX)

Interpretation

MELD score and King's College criteria

Interpretation

Portal Hypertension

Proximal splenorenal (lienorenal) shunt

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Portocaval shunt

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Mesocaval shunt

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Cavoatrial shunt

Procedure

Splenectomy with oesophagogastric devascularisation

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Spleen

Pancreas

Pancreatic necrosectomy (open / laparoscopic)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Cystogastrostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Cystojejunostomy for pancreatic pseudocyst

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Lateral pancreaticojejunostomy (Partington-Rochelle)

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Frey procedure

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Whipple's pancreatoduodenectomy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB); perform independently (NMC 4.3)

Pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy

Procedure

Total pancreatectomy

Procedure

Regional pancreatectomy

Procedure

Enucleation of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour

Procedureperform independently (NMC 4.3)

Others

Diagnostic and staging laparoscopy

Procedureperform or assist (DrNB)

Basic Sciences

Blood gas analysis interpretation

Interpretation

Liver Transplantation

Brain-dead donor management and Indian brain death law

Communication / admin

Machine perfusion of liver graft

Procedure

Split liver transplantation

Procedure

Domino liver transplantation

Procedure

Transplantation

Pancreas transplantation

Procedure

Trauma

Angioembolisation for liver trauma

Procedure

Repair of duodenal injuries

Procedure

Minimal access

Simulation

Intestinal anastomosis skills (skills lab)

Drill / simulation

Perioperative care

General competencies

Basic life support (CPR)

Drill / simulation

Clinical handover

Communication / admin

Oncology

Examination