Cholecystectomy Center - Coral Gables, FL
Coral Gables Surgeon Doctors for CholecystectomyType of Physician: Surgeon What is a Surgeon? A certification by the Board of Surgery; practitioners manage a wide range of surgical conditions affecting almost any area of the body. The surgeon provides the diagnosis and the care to patients before, during and after surgery. The surgeon is usually responsible for the comprehensive management of trauma victims and the critically ill. The surgeon has special knowledge and skills in birth defects, tumors, infections and metabolic problems relating to the head and neck, breast, abdomen, extremities including the hand, and the gastrointestinal, vascular and endocrine systems. A general surgeon is expected to be familiar with the most relevant features of other surgical specialties in order to recognize problems in those areas and to know when to refer a patient to another specialist. Specialty: Surgery Common Name: Surgeon Doctors in Coral Gables * Rafael Diaz-Yoserev MD FACS  Alexis Abril MD  Ignacio L Fleites MD  South Florida ENT Associates PA  South Florida ENT Associates PA  Carlos L Trabanco MD  JC Fleites MD PA  Julio L Arronte MD  Danilo D Bernot MD PA  Carlos A Suarez MD  Jorge Alvarez-Moreno MD  Five Med PHY-MBD  Luis H Serentill MD  Redmond P Burke MD  The JCJC Medical Group  Orestes M Pablos MD FACS  Dr Rodolfo Binker  Drs Viera & Arango  Alberto L DeMarchena MD  Frank J Estevez MD Inc  Moises Jacobs MD & Eddie Gomez MD  Enrique L Gomez MD  Moises Jacobs MD & Eddie Gomez MD  Santiago Pujals MD  JC Fleites MD PA  Foot & Ankle Associates PA  Drs Viera & Arango  Thomas J Zaydon Jr. MD  Pamela Merino MD PA  Salazar Santiago Villegas Sabates & Cabral MDs PA  Wilfredo Falcon MD  Salazar Santiago Villegas Sabates & Cabral MDs PA  Salazar Santiago Villegas Sabates & Cabral MDs PA  Salazar Santiago Villegas Sabates & Cabral MDs PA  Salazar Santiago Villegas Sabates & Cabral MDs PA  A Enrique Whittwell MD PA  Robert P Derhagopian MD  Institute for Thoracic Surgery PA  Pete Garcia MD  Robert P Derhagopian MD  Hernia Institute of Florida  Varicure Vein Center  Hernia Institute of Florida  Surgical Group of Miami  Surgical Group of Miami  Dagoberto J Garces MD  Surgical Group of Miami  Surgical Group of Miami  Surgical Group of Miami  Alan A Metzger DPM  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Laparoendoscopic & Bariatric Surgery  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Laparoendoscopic & Bariatric Surgery  University of Miami Laparoendoscopic & Bariatric Surgery  University of Miami Urology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Laparoendoscopic & Bariatric Surgery  University of Miami Laparoendoscopic & Bariatric Surgery  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Vascular Surgery  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  University of Miami Surgery & Surgical Oncology  21st Century Oncology Inc  University of Miami Surgical Critical Care  University of Miami Surgical Critical Care  University of Miami Surgical Critical Care  University of Miami Cardiothoracic Surgery  University of Miami Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism  University of Miami Life Alliance Organ Recovery Agency  Vital Medical Center  Manuel N Barbeite MD  8th Street Medical Center  A Scott Dansky MD PA  Ahmed Taha MD  Port of Miami Medical Clinic  Alejandro Hernandez-Cano MD  David S Edelman MD  Gastroenterology Care Center  Myron Tanenbaum MD PA  Verdeja Rabaza & Gonzalez MDs PA  Verdeja Rabaza & Gonzalez MDs PA  Verdeja Rabaza & Gonzalez MDs PA  Jeremy S Weinberger MD PA  Nestor DelaCruz-Munoz PA  Colorectal Specialty  Colorectal Specialty  Colorectal Specialty  Colorectal Specialty  Orlando A Puente MD PA  Mohammad M Masri MD PA  Ira M Baum DPM  W Michael Canning MD PA  John A I Grossman MD FACS Coral Gables, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2012-05-26
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Laparoscopic CholecystectomyRead the Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy article » What is laparoscopic cholecystectomy?The surgery to remove the gallbladder is called a cholecystectomy (chol-e-cys-tec-to-my). The gallbladder is removed through a 5 to 8 inch long incision, or cut, in your abdomen. The cut is made just below your ribs on the right side and goes to just below your waist. This is called open cholecystectomy. A less invasive way to remove the gallbladder is called laparoscopic cholecystectomy. This surgery uses a laparoscope (an instrument used to see the inside of your body) to remove the gallbladder. It is performed through several small incisions rather than through one large incision. What is a laparoscope and how is it used to remove the gallbladder?A laparoscope is a small, thin tube that is put into your body through a tiny cut made just below your navel. Your surgeon can then see your gallbladder on a television screen and do the surgery with tools inserted in three other small cuts made in the right upper part of your abdomen. Your gallbladder is then taken out through one of the incisions. Are there any benefits of laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared with open cholecystectomy?With laparoscopic cholecystectomy, you may return to work sooner, have less pain after surgery, and have a shorter hospital stay and a shorter recovery time. Surgery to remove the gallbladder with a laparoscope does not require that the muscles of your abdomen be cut, as they are in open surgery. The incision is much smaller, which makes recovery go quicker. With laparoscopic cholecystectomy, you probably will only have to stay in the hospital overnight. With open cholecystectomy, you would have to stay in the hospital for about five days. Because the incisions are smaller with laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there isn't as much pain after this operation as after open cholecystectomy. ... Recommended Reading Related to Laparoscopic CholecystectomyWhat is jaundice?Jaundice is not a disease, but rather a sign that can occur in many different diseases. Jaundice is the yellowish staining of the skin and sclerae (the whites of the eyes) that is caused by high levels in blood of a chemical bilirubin. The color of the skin and the whites of the eyes vary depending on the level of bilirubin. When the bilirubin level is mildly elevated, they are yellowish. When the bilirubin level is high, they tend to be brown.
What causes jaundice?Bilirubin comes from red blood cells. When red blood cells get old, they are destroyed by the body. Hemoglobin, the iron-containing chemical in the red blood cells that carries oxygen, is released from the destroyed red blood cells after the iron it contains is removed. The chemical that remains in the blood after the iron is removed becomes bilirubin. The liver has many functions. One of its functions is to produce and secrete bil... Other Related Cholecystectomy ArticlesEmergency Contact for Coral Gables
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