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- What is a General Surgeon
- Types of Operations
- Consent Forms
- Find a Surgeon
Types of Operations
- Gallbladder -- removal for gallstones, usually laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Mastectomy or lumpectomy -- for breast cancer; or breast biopsy for lumps or abnormal mammograms
- Thyroidectomy -- for thyroid cancer or large nodular goiter
- Skin lesion excision -- for melanoma or other skin growths
- Stomach surgery -- for anti-reflux procedure, ie, hiatal hernia or stomach cancer
- Small bowel surgery for bowel obstructions
- Colon removal or colectomy -- for colon cancer
- Hemorrhoidectomy -- for recurrent hemorrhoid inflammation
- Appendectomy -- for appendicitis
- Diagnostic laparoscopy: for difficult to diagnose abdominal pain
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