General Surgery

Appendectomy (or removal of the appendix) can be performed as open surgery using one abdominal incision about 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 centimeters) long (laparotomy). Or the surgery can be done through a few small abdominal incisions (laparoscopic surgery).

There are two general types of hernia operations — open hernia repair and minimally invasive hernia repair. During an open hernia repair, the surgeon makes an incision in your groin and pushes the protruding tissue back into your abdomen. Minimally invasive hernia repair uses laparoscopic or robotic instruments to repair your hernia.

A cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver.

Colectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of your colon. Your colon, part of your large intestine, is a long tubelike organ at the end of your digestive tract. Colectomy may be necessary to treat or prevent diseases and conditions that affect your colon.

Splenectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under your rib cage on the upper left side of your abdomen. It helps fight infection and filters unneeded material, such as old or damaged blood cells, from your blood.

Depending on the severity of the cancer, our general surgeons operate on pancreatic, esophageal, breast, colorectal, skin and other varieties of cancer.