Providence Minimally-Invasive and Robotic Surgery- Surgery is the most common treatment for all stages of rectal cancer. If the cancer has spread into the wall of the rectum, the section of the rectum ...
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Fundoplication surgery is the most common surgery used to treat GERD and is usually performed by a general surgeon. This surgery can...
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An appendectomy, the surgical removal of the appendix, is standard procedure to treat a swollen and inflamed appendix (appendicitis)...
More » - Laser surgery uses a very focused beam of light to cut, break down, or destroy tissue. Doctors use laser surgery when medications fail to control visi...
More » - The main treatment for acute cholecystitis is surgery to remove the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). Often this surgery can be done through small incisi...
More » - Colon surgery (removing the cancer in an operation) is the most common treatment for all stages of colon cancer. A doctor may remove the cancer using ...
More » - Minimally-invasive surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System is an effective alternative to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery that may allow&...
More » - Minimally-invasive surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System is an effective alternative to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery that may allow&...
More » - da Vinci Surgery for colorectal conditions, including colon cancer, rectal cancer, diverticulitis and inflammatory bowel disease (ulcerative coli...
More » - Surgery is generally the most effective way to treat disorders of the heart, lungs and esophagus. But traditional open surgery has a number of drawbac...
More » - Minimally-invasive surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System is an effective alternative to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery that may allow&...
More » - Minimally-invasive surgery using the da Vinci Surgical System is an effective alternative to traditional open and laparoscopic surgery that may allow&...
More » - The Food and Drug Administration approved the da Vinci® Surgery System for gynecologic surgery in 2005. It's one of the newest techniques available fo...
More » - If you have been told you need surgery for a disease affecting your pancreas, such as chronic pancreatitis or pancreatic cancer, ask your doctor if yo...
More » - Robotic-assisted laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is surgery done through small incisions in the belly with robotic arms that translate the surgeon'...
More » - Laser cyclophotocoagulation is a type of surgery (cyclodestructive procedure) used to destroy the ciliary body, the part of the eye that produces flui...
More » - Dacryocystorhinostomy is a type of surgery sometimes used to treat blocked tear ducts in adults. It is rarely used in children. This procedure creates...
More » - Surgery is the most common treatment for cancer of the esophagus. Part of the esophagus may be removed in an operation called an esophagectomy. A port...
More » - Gastric bypass surgery makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine. You will feel full more quickly than when your...
More » - When neither surgery nor a stent placement is possible, the doctor may insert a gastrostomy tube through the wall of the abdomen directly into the sto...
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A hernia is a bulge of intestine, another organ, or fat through the muscles of the belly. A hernia can occur when there is weakness ...
More » - A hysterectomy is surgery to take out a woman’s uterus, the organ in a woman's belly where a baby grows during pregnancy. After a hysterectomy, you wi...
More » - Kidney surgery is performed to treat a variety of conditions and is usually performed by a urologist.
Conditions treated by kidney surgery include...
More » - Kidney stones are a painful medical problem that affects more than 400,000 Americans every year. The stones are formed from hardened mineral deposits ...
More » - Retropubic suspension surgery is used to treat urinary incontinence by lifting the sagging bladder neck and urethra that have dropped abnormally low i...
More » - Mohs micrographic surgery involves removing a skin cancer one layer at a time and examining these layers under a microscope immediately after they are...
More » - Myomectomy is the surgical removal of fibroids from the uterus. It allows the uterus to be left in place and, for some women, makes pregnancy more lik...
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Fundoplication surgery is the most common surgery used to treat GERD and is usually performed by a general surgeon. This surgery can...
More » - Oophorectomy is the surgical removal of the ovaries, the part of a woman's reproductive system that stores and releases eggs for fertilization and pro...
More » - The parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located within the thyroid gland in the neck. They produce parathyroid hormone, which helps control the am...
More » - The Pre-Surgery Clinic helps patients prepare for their surgeries before the actual day of the surgery. Our goal here is to help assure a satisfying s...
More » - Pyloric stenosis is always treated with surgery (pyloromyotomy). After your baby has the surgery, pyloric stenosis usually will not develop again.
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More » - Scleral buckling surgery is the most common way to treat retinal detachment. It is a method of closing breaks and flattening the retina. See a picture...
More » - Laser trabeculoplasty uses a very focused beam of light to treat the drainage angle of the eye. This surgery makes it easier for fluid to flow out of ...
More » - Endoscopic surgery is preferred over traditional surgery for most cases of chronic sinusitis that require surgery. It is less invasive, less expensive...
More » - Resection is another name for any operation that removes tissue or part of an organ. Bowel resection, also called partial colectomy, for colorectal ca...
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Thyroid surgery is used to treat thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, and hyperthyroidism. During this procedure, part or all of the thy...
More » - Vitrectomy is the surgical removal of the vitreous gel from the middle of the eye. It may be done when there is a retinal detachment, since removing t...
More » - Surgery to remove the adrenal gland (adrenalectomy) is often used to treat adrenocortical carcinoma. Sometimes the nearby lymph nodes are also removed...
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