12/02/2026
Cytoreductive Surgery (CRS) & Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC)
In recent years, colorectal surgeons all over have gained significant milestones in pushing for better survival rates in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer via more aggressive surgical approaches. In Sarawak General Hospital, the Colorectal Surgery Unit continues to explore & push the limits of surgical expertise in giving additional survival benefits to patients with locally advanced and metastatic colorectal cancer.
CRS-HIPEC is a procedure offered to patients diagnosed with Stage 4 Colorectal Cancer, with peritoneal metastasis only. It requires an extensive surgical resection of cancer in the abdomen, followed by intra-operative instillation of warmed chemotherapy drugs into the abdominal cavity. Of date, only a handful of public hospitals in Malaysia offers this service.
On 12 Feb 2026, Colorectal Unit led & hosted a multidisciplinary team to perform the first CRS-HIPEC Procedure in Sarawak General Hospital, giving hope for a middle aged lady to survive & beat stage 4 colon cancer.
The fight on advanced cancer requires a strong multidisciplinary team from many different institutions across the country, collaborating and operating together as a strong group to achieve good results.
The multidisciplinary team consist of consultants and specialist from various specialties & institutions.
Advisory Role
Radiology, Institut Kanser Negara (IKN)
Surgical Oncology (SPRinT), Singapore General Hospital.
Operating Team
Consultant Colorectal Surgeons:
HTJ Seremban (Norfarizan Azmi)
Miri Hosp (Kenneth Voon)
HTAR Klang (Khairunnisa Che Ghazali)
UNIMAS (Aini Ibrahim).
Fellows: Milaskh Nirumal Kumar, Alyson Tan Su Yin
Anaesthesiology Team
HTJ Seremban (Norzati Hanani), UNIMAS (Samuel Tsan), HUS (May Chin)
GynaeOncology
HUS ( Nina Lau)
Oncology
HUS (Tan Hsio Ching)
Supported by:
Registrars & Medical Officers of Department of Surgery, HUS Kuching.
Nursing sisters from HTJ Seremban & HUS Kuching.
Specialized Colorectal Scrub Nurses from Main Operating Theatre, HUS Kuching.
Industrial partners: Transmedic Healthcare.
Head of Gen Surgery Department, Hosp Umum Sarawak.
Director, Hospital Umum Sarawak.
We are committed to fight late stage colorectal cancer, and we shall work towards producing better outcomes for our people.
# Fighting Colorectal Cancer
# Advanced Cancer Surgery
# Colorectal Surgery Unit