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    The breadth of surgical services includes hepatobiliary, transplant, surgical oncology and general surgery procedures. Moreover, the staff works closely with other medical specialties to provide optimal patient care. Collaboration with referring physicians is essential to patient management.

     

    General Surgery staff perform a variety of procedures including, but not limited, to:

     

    •  Appendectomy
    •  Cholecystectomy
      • Laparoscopic and Open Hernia Repair
      • Inguinal
      • Umbilical
      • Incisional
      • Hiatal

     

    Biopsy

     

    • Esophagogastric Fundoplasty
    • CAPP Catheter Placement
    • Lipoma Excision
    • Laparoscopic Surgery
      • Gastrointestinal malignancies
      • Peritoneal carcinomatosis
      • Melanomas
      • Splenectomy
      • Cholecystectomy
      • Gastric Bypass
      • Exploratory Surgery
      • Liver resection
      • Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) for liver tumors
      • Whipple
      • Nissen
      • Retroperitoneal lymph node excision

     

    The Department of General Surgery provides evaluation and treatment of the full range of complex general surgery problems, often working in conjunction with colleagues in other specialties. Collaboration with referring physicians is emphasized as essential to optimal patient management.

     

    General Surgery physicians specialize in the following areas:

     

    • Surgical management of hepatobiliary and pancreatic diseases,
    • Gallbladder disease
    • Cancer
    • Portal hypertension
    • Appendicitis
    • Diabetes
    • Infections
    • Peptic ulcer disease
    • Small intestine cancer
    • Stomach cancer
    • Cystic diseases.

     

    Laparoscopic surgery: 

     

    • Cholecystectomy
    • Hernia repairs (including hiatal hernia)
    • Adrenalectomy
    • Antireflux surgery
    • Lymph node biopsy
    • Splenectomy
    • Digestive disease surgery
    • Surgery for achalasia
    • Diagnostic laparoscopy

     

    Other advanced procedures:

     

    • Endoscopic evaluation and surgical treatment of upper gastrointestinal and small bowel disorders
    • Ulcers
    • Hiatal hernia
    •  Achalasia
    • Barrett’s Esophagus
    • Gastritis
    • GI bleeding
    • Gastroparesis
    • GERD and reflux as well as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
    • Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC)
    • Single-port surgery
    • Colonoscopy
    • Gastric pacemaker
    • Bariatric surgery
    • Gastric bypass surgery for weight loss
    • Gastrointestinal surgery for severe obesity
    • Weight loss surgery
    • LAP-BAND
    • Treatment for metabolic syndrome and obesity
    • Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG)

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