D2 Gastrectomy Cost in New Delhi, India

The cost of D2 gastrectomy in New Delhi typically ranges from $620 to $6,000 USD (about ₹58,800 to ₹5.69 lakh), depending on the hospital, room category and type of procedure.

A typical estimate for D2 gastrectomy in New Delhi is around $2,000 (about ₹1.90 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 $620 (about ₹58,800). It is likely to be nearer $6,000 (about ₹5.69 lakh) if you need open or robotic surgery, your condition is more complex, you stay longer or you choose a private room.

When comparing New Delhi 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 mainly to treat stomach cancer.

Cancer Research UK describes 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 may be chosen for patients who are less fit.

Keyhole and robotic gastrectomy are carried out in specialist centres, and Cancer Research UK notes that patients wake in intensive care or a high dependency unit, so ask how often the team performs stomach cancer surgery.

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

Fit-to-fly window: UK Civil Aviation Authority guidance for health professionals advises not flying for 10 days after abdominal surgery, so plan about two weeks in Delhi.

A Delhi estimate for D2 gastrectomy is usually built from these parts:

• Tests before surgery: blood tests, imaging and an anaesthetic check.
• Operating theatre and anaesthesia: billed largely by time in theatre.
• Surgeon grade: consultant fees vary between hospitals.
• Surgical approach: open, keyhole or robotic, where options exist.
• 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 Delhi can cost more than the range above.

Gastrointestinal and cancer operations in Delhi NCR are performed by surgical teams in multi-speciality hospitals that have critical care and endoscopy on the same site.

India's national hospital standard is set by the National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH), a constituent board of the Quality Council of India whose standards are accredited by ISQua; you can check a Delhi hospital's current NABH status on the NABH website.

Delhi has a long record with international accreditation: India's first hospital to receive Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, in July 2005, is in New Delhi, and JCI keeps a public list of accredited organisations.

Private hospitals and nursing homes in Delhi must hold a registration from the Delhi government under the Delhi Nursing Homes Registration Act, 1953, so you can ask a hospital for its current registration certificate.