Cholecystectomy Center - Irving, TX
Irving 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 Irving * Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  Surgical Associates of Irving Coppell  Irving Orthopaedics & Southwest Spine Institute  Ralph Parker MD  R Bernard Rochon MD  Abraham F Syrquin MD  R Stanley Henry MD  Sharon L Larkin MD & William Larkin MD  UT Southwestern Kidney Liver & Pancreas Transplant Svcs  UTX Medical Center Surgery Dept  UT Southwestern Medical Center  UT Southwestern Medical Center Surgery Dept  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  UT Southwestern Medical Group Pediatric Surgery  Alexander Center for Obesity Surgery  George Allen Moninger MD  Dermatology Consultants  Dermatology Consultants  Ronald W Philleaux MD  David W Young MD  Joseph Bianco DO  Surgical Associates  Jerry H Hinnant MD  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas  William Bennett MD  The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas  The Liver Institute at Methodist Dallas  Patrick Fadahunsi MD  Drs Husain & Husain  Breast Care Center of North Texas PA  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Robert G Meltzer MD  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Surgical Associates of The Mid-Cities  Arlington Surgical Association  Arlington Surgical Association  Arlington Surgical Association  Arlington Surgical Association  Cross Timbers ENT Associates  Arlington Surgical Association  Cross Timbers ENT Associates  Arlington Surgical Association  Drs Arnold Vanderpool & Westmoreland  Baylor Transplant Services  Surgical Institute  Baylor Transplant Services  Texas Vascular Associates  Philip Halloran MD  Liang Hsu MD  Baylor Health Surgery  Baylor Transplant Services  Surgical Institute  John C O'Brien Jr. MD  Steven S Orten MD  Surgical Institute  Baylor Transplant Services  Baylor Transplant Services  Baylor Transplant Services  Texas Vascular Associates  Bruce A Smith MD  Surgical Institute  Surgical Institute  Drs Arnold Vanderpool & Westmoreland  Drs Arnold Vanderpool & Westmoreland  General & Oncology Surgical Associates  Urgent Surgery Associates  Urgent Surgery Associates  Sally M Knox MD  General & Oncology Surgical Associates  Urgent Surgery Associates  Urgent Surgery Associates  Ron E Calhoun MD  Michael D Grant MD  Peter E Grays MD  Robert L Elliott MD & Randall A Wright MD  Robert L Elliott MD & Randall A Wright MD  Laurel Humphrey-Powell MD  Philip A Moore MD  Donald P Prentiss Jr. MD  Somerset Surgical Associates  Richard B Hill MD  JPS Health Network  Fritz Barton MD  Raul P Rodriguez MD  Glenn Ihde MD  North Texas Podiatric Medicine & Surgery Assoc  Rajesh Padmanabhan MD  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  W Lee Bourland Jr. MD  Ronald Arnoff MD  Lawrence S Barzune MD  Dr's Lane Winter & Bell  Medical City Dallas Surgery Irving, TexasUpcoming Local Events2012-06-02
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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 Irving
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