D2 Gastrectomy Cost in Chennai, India

The cost of D2 gastrectomy in Chennai typically ranges from $510 to $4,900 USD (about ₹48,400 to ₹4.65 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for D2 gastrectomy in Chennai is around $1,650 (about ₹1.57 lakh). What you pay depends mainly on your own case. If your operation is planned, done by keyhole or a standard method, and you go home after a short stay, your bill is likely to be closer to $510 (about ₹48,400). It is likely to be nearer $4,900 (about ₹4.65 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing Chennai packages for D2 gastrectomy, check whether each quote includes:

• Surgeon and anaesthetist fees
• Operating theatre or procedure room
• Intensive care if needed
• Hospital stay and room category
• Medicines and consumables
• Follow-up visits before you fly home

A D2 gastrectomy removes part or all of the stomach along with a wider group of nearby lymph nodes, and is used chiefly to treat stomach cancer.

Cancer Research UK outlines a subtotal gastrectomy as removing up to two-thirds of the stomach and a total gastrectomy as removing the whole stomach, with the 'D2' label referring to removal of nodes around the stomach and along its main blood vessels.

A smaller node dissection might be chosen for people who are less fit.

Keyhole and robotic gastrectomy are carried out in specialist centres, and Cancer Research UK observes that people wake in intensive care or a high dependency unit, so it makes sense to ask how frequently the team performs stomach cancer surgery.

Small, frequent meals are generally needed, and after total gastrectomy dumping syndrome, weight loss and low vitamin B12 are common, so a dietitian supports long-term eating.

Fitness to fly: the UK Civil Aviation Authority's medical guidance advises waiting 10 days after open surgery on the abdomen, so allow roughly two weeks in Chennai.

In Chennai, the price of D2 gastrectomy is generally built from these parts:

• Tests beforehand: bloods, scans and a check by the anaesthetist.
• Operating theatre and anaesthetic: billed largely on time spent in theatre.
• Specialist fees: which are set by each hospital.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where more than one is possible.
• Extent: partial or total.
• Approach: keyhole, robotic or open.
• Intensive care: after surgery.
• Chemotherapy: before or after surgery.

Cancer surgery costs vary with the stage, how much is removed and any further therapy, so complex cases in Chennai can cost more than the range above.

Abdominal and digestive surgery in Chennai is done by surgical teams in multi-speciality hospitals that have critical care and endoscopy on site.

Hospitals in Chennai can hold NABH accreditation, India's national quality standard set by a board of the Quality Council of India and itself accredited by ISQua, and the NABH website shows whether an accreditation is still valid.

Joint Commission International (JCI) accredits a number of Indian hospitals, and its public directory lets you check whether a Chennai hospital on your shortlist is currently included.

Chennai International Airport, at Meenambakkam on the south-western side of the city, handles direct international flights, and most hospitals are a road journey away, so check the transfer time when you book.