General Surgery
Below is a list of the most common general surgical procedures we perform:
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
The stereotactic breast biopsy helps doctors accurately diagnose breast abnormalities. It is performed in less than 1 hour, requires only a single ¼ inch incision, and requires no stitches. It is done under local anesthesia.
This offers women an alternative to an open surgical biopsy, the most common biopsy method, which can leave scars and result in disfigurement of the breast. The procedure is performed using mammographic guidance to allow greater accuracy in needle placement. Women are able to resume normal activity immediately following the procedure with only a small adhesive strip to cover the incision site.
Open Breast Biopsy /Lumpectomy
Open breast biopsy is a procedure used when your doctor feels a lump which is felt most likely a benign lesion like Fibroadenomas. A needle-directed biopsy is used when the doctor cannot feel the lump, but the abnormality is seen only in the mammogram, US or MRI that warrants biopsy. Though the anesthesia is usually local (numbing medicine injected at the site of incision) with intravenous sedation, a general anesthesia can also be used.
Hemorrhoid Surgery
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins. Veins around the anus tend to stretch under pressure, somewhat like varicose veins in the legs. When these veins swell, they are called “hemorrhoids.” One set of veins is inside the rectum (internal hemorrhoids) and another is under the skin around the anus (external hemorrhoids).
Internal Hemorrhoids
Internal hemorrhoids usually are not painful, but may bleed. Sometimes, an internal hemorrhoid may stretch until it bulges outside the anus. This is called a prolapsed hemorrhoid. A prolapsed hemorrhoid can go back inside the rectum on its own, or it can be gently pushed back inside. If the prolapsed hemorrhoid cannot be pushed back inside, consultation with a physician about surgical treatment options is necessary.
External Hemorrhoids
External hemorrhoids involve the veins outside the anus. They can be itchy or painful and can sometimes crack and bleed. If a blood clot forms, one may feel a tender lump on the edge of the anus, and see bright red blood on toilet paper or in the toilet after a bowel movement.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids, both external and internal, include pain after a bowel movement; blood on toilet tissue or in toilet bowl; appearance of anal tissue pads or sensitive lumps. When any of these symptoms are present, it is important to see a doctor to make sure the cause of the discomfort is hemorrhoids and not some other major problem.
Cholecystectomy
Removal of the gallbladder is a very common procedure as about 600,000 gallbladders are removed in the United States every year! Laparoscopic Gall Bladder surgery made this much easier procedure than open procedure in the past. The gallbladder is responsible for storage of bile ( Digestive juices ) for use after ingesting a meal. However, when the gallbladder gets stones inside, it will often give symptoms of pain, nausea, vomiting and bloating. There are also more serious symptoms that could happen such as fever, infection and bile duct blockage and Jaundice. Gall Bladder surgeries are done also for Polyps of gall bladder and for abnormal contractability of the gall bladder known as Dyskinesia of the gall bladder.
Inguinal Hernia Repair
Inguinal (groin) hernias are repaired mostly on an elective basis to avoid internal organs getting stuck in the hernia. This can result in strangulation, or gangrene of the internal organ. Almost always every hernia is repaired with a mesh now a days. This is a woven polypropylene mesh, or a type of plastic. The advantage of mesh is a more durable repair and less post-operative pain than the older type of hernia repair without the mesh. Hernia repairs are performed as same day surgery.
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
- Open Breast Biopsy / Lumpetomy
- Breast Cancer Surgery ( Breast Conservation surgery / Mastectomy )
- Appendectomy
- Gall Bladder Surgery
- Inguinal Hernia Surgery
- Umbilical Hernia Surgery
- Incisional / Ventral Hernia Surgery
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- Lipoma Excision
- Hemorrhoid Surgery
- Small Bowel Surgery
- Large Bowel Surgery
- Pilonidal Cyst removal
Stereotactic Breast Biopsy
The stereotactic breast biopsy helps doctors accurately diagnose breast abnormalities. It is performed in less than 1 hour, requires only a single ¼ inch incision, and requires no stitches. It is done under local anesthesia.
This offers women an alternative to an open surgical biopsy, the most common biopsy method, which can leave scars and result in disfigurement of the breast. The procedure is performed using mammographic guidance to allow greater accuracy in needle placement. Women are able to resume normal activity immediately following the procedure with only a small adhesive strip to cover the incision site.
Open Breast Biopsy /Lumpectomy
Open breast biopsy is a procedure used when your doctor feels a lump which is felt most likely a benign lesion like Fibroadenomas. A needle-directed biopsy is used when the doctor cannot feel the lump, but the abnormality is seen only in the mammogram, US or MRI that warrants biopsy. Though the anesthesia is usually local (numbing medicine injected at the site of incision) with intravenous sedation, a general anesthesia can also be used.
Hemorrhoid Surgery
Hemorrhoids are swollen veins. Veins around the anus tend to stretch under pressure, somewhat like varicose veins in the legs. When these veins swell, they are called “hemorrhoids.” One set of veins is inside the rectum (internal hemorrhoids) and another is under the skin around the anus (external hemorrhoids).
Internal Hemorrhoids
Internal hemorrhoids usually are not painful, but may bleed. Sometimes, an internal hemorrhoid may stretch until it bulges outside the anus. This is called a prolapsed hemorrhoid. A prolapsed hemorrhoid can go back inside the rectum on its own, or it can be gently pushed back inside. If the prolapsed hemorrhoid cannot be pushed back inside, consultation with a physician about surgical treatment options is necessary.
External Hemorrhoids
External hemorrhoids involve the veins outside the anus. They can be itchy or painful and can sometimes crack and bleed. If a blood clot forms, one may feel a tender lump on the edge of the anus, and see bright red blood on toilet paper or in the toilet after a bowel movement.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids, both external and internal, include pain after a bowel movement; blood on toilet tissue or in toilet bowl; appearance of anal tissue pads or sensitive lumps. When any of these symptoms are present, it is important to see a doctor to make sure the cause of the discomfort is hemorrhoids and not some other major problem.
Cholecystectomy
Removal of the gallbladder is a very common procedure as about 600,000 gallbladders are removed in the United States every year! Laparoscopic Gall Bladder surgery made this much easier procedure than open procedure in the past. The gallbladder is responsible for storage of bile ( Digestive juices ) for use after ingesting a meal. However, when the gallbladder gets stones inside, it will often give symptoms of pain, nausea, vomiting and bloating. There are also more serious symptoms that could happen such as fever, infection and bile duct blockage and Jaundice. Gall Bladder surgeries are done also for Polyps of gall bladder and for abnormal contractability of the gall bladder known as Dyskinesia of the gall bladder.
Inguinal Hernia Repair
Inguinal (groin) hernias are repaired mostly on an elective basis to avoid internal organs getting stuck in the hernia. This can result in strangulation, or gangrene of the internal organ. Almost always every hernia is repaired with a mesh now a days. This is a woven polypropylene mesh, or a type of plastic. The advantage of mesh is a more durable repair and less post-operative pain than the older type of hernia repair without the mesh. Hernia repairs are performed as same day surgery.