FEBS/MISEuropean Board certification in minimally invasive surgery after eligibility review and examinationELIXISADVANCED CARE
Advanced Care. Evolved.
Efstratios K. Kouroumpas
MD · MSc · FEBS/MIS · FACS · FRCS(Eng)
Consultant General & Colorectal SurgeonAdvanced Laparoscopic & Minimally Invasive Surgeon
Understand your diagnosis. Discuss your options. Plan your next step.
FEBS/MISEuropean Board certification in minimally invasive surgery after eligibility review and examination
FACSACS Fellowship following peer review of training, practice, competence and professional ethics
UK EXPERIENCEBrighton & Sussex University Hospitals · Addenbrooke’s / Cambridge University Hospitals · Royal Free London
GREEK NHS EXPERIENCECurrent surgical practice in the First Surgical Department of Tzaneio
FRCS(Eng)Postgraduate surgical qualification awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons of England following advanced specialty assessmentELIXIS · ADVANCED CARE
CHOOSE A CONDITION OR SERVICE
Specialist surgical care in Athens for patients from across Attica and throughout Greece. Assessment and treatment cover colorectal disease and cancer, abdominal wall and hiatal hernias, gallstone and gallbladder disease, thyroid disease, appendicitis, haemorrhoids, anal fissure and fistula, pilonidal disease, and rectal prolapse.
01COLON & RECTAL CANCER
Comprehensive care for colon and rectal cancer using current evidence and advanced techniques.
02HERNIA SURGERYInguinal, umbilical, ventral and incisional hernia repair with minimally invasive techniques.
03HIATAL HERNIA & REFLUXLaparoscopic anatomical repair with individualised Nissen, Toupet and complex reconstruction options.
04GALLBLADDER SURGERYLaparoscopic treatment for gallstones and selected biliary conditions.
05THYROID SURGERYSurgical management of benign and malignant thyroid disease.
06LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERYMinimally invasive treatment for a wide range of general surgical conditions.
07ANAL, RECTAL & PILONIDAL CONDITIONSHaemorrhoids, anal fissure and fistula, pilonidal disease, rectal prolapse, functional disorders and early lesions.
FEBS/MISFACSFRCS(Eng)EFSTRATIOS K. KOUROUMPAS
ABOUT DR. KOUROUMPAS
Dr. Efstratios K. Kouroumpas, also known as Stratos Kouroumpas, is a Consultant General & Colorectal Surgeon with extensive experience in the United Kingdom and Greece.
In the United Kingdom, he worked as a Senior Clinical Fellow and later Locum Consultant at Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust. He then completed an official Colorectal Fellowship as a Senior Clinical Fellow at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He subsequently held a Consultant Surgeon post at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. He now works at Tzaneio General Hospital of Piraeus and practises privately at REA Hospital and REA MED.
His practice focuses on colorectal cancer surgery, advanced minimally invasive techniques and complex general surgery.
ICG IN CLINICAL PRACTICE
FLUORESCENCE-GUIDED LYMPHATIC MAPPING
Real intraoperative near-infrared imaging with indocyanine green (ICG) during lymphatic mapping in surgery for sigmoid colon cancer.
This is a selective adjunct used according to the operative protocol. It does not replace oncologically indicated lymphadenectomy or surgical judgement.
How ICG is used in colorectal surgery
White light
ICG fluorescenceSPECIALIST RECTAL CANCER SURGERY
TaTME — CECIL TWO-TEAM APPROACH
Transanal Total Mesorectal Excision
Two surgical teams work simultaneously through abdominal and transanal approaches in carefully selected low and very low rectal cancers. Patient selection, oncological principles and multidisciplinary decision-making remain central.
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GENERAL MALE PELVIC ANATOMY
The anatomical illustration is a general reference, not a depiction of the operative route. Anatomical illustration: Armin Kübelbeck, CC BY 3.0. Two-team approach reference: Lacy et al., ALES 2020.
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Athens · Attica · Greece
CLINICAL PRACTICE
TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUSA’ Surgical Clinic · Laparoscopic Unit · Piraeus, Greece
1 Zanni & Afentouli, 185 36 Piraeus, GreeceOpen in Maps
REA HOSPITALPrivate surgical care · Palaio Faliro, Athens
383 Syngrou Avenue & 17 Pentelis Street, 175 64 Palaio Faliro, GreeceOpen in MapsREA MEDConsultations · Preoperative planning · Follow-up
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