Surgical Services

If you are considering weight-loss surgery, Professor Graur offers a complete bariatric and metabolic programme: sleeve gastrectomy (gastric sleeve), gastric bypass, revisional surgery for patients whose previous procedure needs correction or conversion, and metabolic surgery for selected patients with type 2 diabetes.

All procedures are performed using minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic-assisted techniques, through small incisions, which means less pain, a shorter hospital stay and a faster return to everyday life. The programme is multidisciplinary, combining thorough surgical evaluation, nutritional counselling and structured long-term follow-up, so you are supported before and after your operation — including remotely, once you have returned home. Your eligibility is always assessed individually, starting with an online consultation and a careful review of your medical history.

Professor Graur repairs the full range of abdominal wall hernias: inguinal (groin), umbilical, incisional hernias that appear after previous operations, ventral hernias and complex abdominal wall defects.

Whenever possible, repairs are performed with minimally invasive laparoscopic or robotic-assisted techniques and mesh reinforcement, which is associated with less post-operative pain, fewer wound complications and a quicker return to work and physical activity. For patients from countries with long public waiting lists, hernia surgery in Cluj-Napoca can be scheduled promptly after the initial online consultation, and most patients require only a brief hospital stay before they are fit to fly home. Every repair is planned individually, based on the type and size of the hernia and on your general health.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — removal of the gallbladder through a few small incisions — is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstones. If you experience repeated gallstone attacks, biliary colic, acute cholecystitis or gallbladder polyps with an indication for surgery, prompt treatment can spare you months of discomfort and reduce the risk of complications.

Professor Graur has extensive experience in laparoscopic surgery and performs gallbladder removal as a minimally invasive procedure, with a short hospital stay, minimal scarring and a fast recovery. Before any decision is made, your ultrasound or other imaging and your blood tests are reviewed during an online consultation, so that surgery is recommended only when it is genuinely indicated for your condition.

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) that is no longer controlled by medication — or that would require acid-suppressing drugs for life — may have a surgical solution. Laparoscopic anti-reflux surgery (fundoplication) and hiatal hernia repair address the mechanical cause of reflux, not just its symptoms.

Professor Graur performs these procedures using minimally invasive techniques, through small incisions, with a short hospital stay and a rapid return to normal eating and activity. Careful patient selection is essential: your endoscopy, imaging and, where appropriate, functional test results are reviewed before surgery is recommended — and this evaluation can begin online, before you decide whether to travel to Cluj-Napoca.

Colorectal cancer surgery demands both oncological rigour and technical precision. Professor Graur performs surgery for colon and rectal cancer using minimally invasive robotic and laparoscopic techniques whenever they are appropriate from an oncological point of view, within multidisciplinary protocols that bring together surgeon, oncologist, radiologist and pathologist.

He also treats diverticular disease, inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis), and benign colorectal tumours and polyps. For cancer patients, timing matters: rapid access to surgery avoids the delays that can occur on long public waiting lists. If you have already been diagnosed, your colonoscopy, CT or MRI scans and histopathology reports can be reviewed online as a second opinion, so you understand your options — including minimally invasive ones — before making any decision about treatment abroad.

Surgery plays a central role in the treatment of gastric (stomach) cancer. Professor Graur provides surgical treatment for gastric cancer and for duodenal tumours within multidisciplinary oncological protocols, choosing a minimally invasive approach whenever it is oncologically appropriate.

His practice also covers benign gastric tumours and complicated gastro-duodenal ulcers. Every case is evaluated individually, taking into account the stage of the disease, previous treatments and your general condition. International patients are encouraged to start with an online review of their endoscopy, imaging and biopsy results: this allows Professor Graur to confirm whether surgery in Cluj-Napoca is a realistic option for you before you plan your journey, and to explain what the operation and recovery would involve.

Hepato-pancreato-biliary (HPB) surgery is one of the most complex fields of abdominal surgery, and it is the area in which Professor Graur has internationally recognised expertise, built through training in France, Germany, Norway and the Netherlands.

He treats liver tumours — including hepatocellular carcinoma and liver metastases — biliary tumours, hydatid cysts and liver abscesses, as well as benign and malignant pancreatic tumours, cystic lesions of the pancreas and complications of pancreatitis such as pseudocysts. He operates at Humanitas Hospital (MedLife) in Cluj-Napoca. For these complex diagnoses, a second opinion is particularly valuable: many patients send their CT, MRI or PET-CT scans for review before deciding where — and whether — to have surgery.