Prof. Dr. med. Christoph A. Maurer is the clinic director for highly specialised visceral- and onco-surgery at the Kantonsspital Liestal. Among others, his areas of expertise include the complex tumour surgery of the entire gastro-intestinal tract, of the liver and bile ducts, as well as of the pancreas. Yet another focus is the so-called keyhole-surgery. Furthermore, Prof. Dr. med. Maurer is a specialist for diseases and surgery of the esophagus.

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Gastric cancer
Changes in the genetic material of cells of the stomach can lead to uncontrolled growth, so-called degenerate cells. If such tumor cells expand into healthy neighbouring tissue and form metastases in other organs, it is a malignant tumor. If, on the other hand, the growth is not "destructive", it is...
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