Metabolic diseases comprise a host of diseases; some of them are serious in nature, and some of them are painful but not life-threatening. Early stages of Abdominal malignancies, such as Cancer of the gallbladder or Cancer of Stomach, are serious in nature and need specialized attention. Cases such as Appendix, Gall stones, GERD, etc., are painful and may not be serious but may turn bad in times.
Though the malignancies need to be handled by specialized Surgical Oncology teams, the non-malignant cases are handled by Metabolic surgeons. In India, both specialties go hand in hand. Here is a list of hospitals which are superlative when it comes to Metabolic Surgical Care –
