Cholecystectomy Center - North Lauderdale, FL
North Lauderdale 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 North Lauderdale * Judith M Johnson MD  Advanced General Surgery  Advanced General Surgery  Advanced General Surgery  Comprehensive Breast and Surgical Oncology  E Kleinstein & D Porudominsky MDs  E Kleinstein & D Porudominsky MDs  Bariatrics  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  The Colon & Rectal Clinic of Ft Lauderdale  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  Paul Esposito MD  Paul Esposito MD  Sergio M Gallenero MD  Daniel S Brandwein DPM  Uro-Medix Inc  Uro-Medix Inc  Leon L Shore DO  Raymond F Hudanich MD PA  Peter A Tomasello Sr. & Fernando E Bayron MDs  Agustin A Burgos MD  The Breast Center Inc  The Minimally Invasive Surgery Institute of South Florida  Peter A Tomasello Sr. & Fernando E Bayron MDs  Colon and Rectal Surgery Assoc  Surgery Specialists of Broward Inc  Santiago H Triana MD  Surgery Specialists of Broward Inc  Clifford A Lakin MD  U S Bariatric  Bogdana Trop MD PhD PA  Joseph J Casey MD  Joseph J Casey MD  Ft Lauderdale Surgical Specialists PA  Joseph J Casey MD  Advanced Foot & Ankle Center of Weston  Ron Arison MD  Ron Arison MD  Ron Arison MD  Broward Surgical Associates  Broward Surgical Associates  Samuel F Cox MD  Broward Surgical Associates  Broward Surgical Associates  Broward Surgical Associates  John Roberts III MD PLLC  Broward Surgical Associates  Broward Surgical Associates  Dermatologic Laser and Surgery Center  Dermatologic Laser and Surgery Center  Dermatologic Laser and Surgery Center  Daniel Bell DPM  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  South Florida Surgical Specialists LLC  George C Button MD  Thomas S Breza MD  David S Margolis MD  Kahlil A Shillingford MD  Khalil Burshan MD  Kwang-Jae Joh MD  Carl C Amko MD  Charles L Byrd MD PA  Ralph Guarneri MD  Aiden O'Rourke MD  Carl C Amko MD  Miguel A Gonzalez MD  Scott D Dudak MD PA  Paul A Sommer DPM  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Eye Associates Of Boca Raton  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Surgical Associates of Palm Beach County  Mark W Gordon MD  Cheryl Yelverton MD PA  University of Miami Urology  Dermatology Consultants of Broward  Surgical Consultants of Hollywood PA  Surgical Consultants of Hollywood PA  Surgical Oncology Associates of South Florida  Surgical Consultants of Hollywood PA  Memorial Breast Surgery  Surgical Oncology Associates of South Florida North Lauderdale, 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 North Lauderdale
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