Cholecystectomy Center - Olympia, WA
Olympia 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 Olympia * Pacific Surgical Weight Loss Center  Olympia Internal Medicine  Northwest Surgical Group  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  South Sound Surgical Associates  South Sound Surgical Associates  Steck Medical Center  Associated Surgeons of Washington  Simon Elloway MD  Emery J Chang MD  Steven Duras MD  Theodore K Inouye MD  Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery PLLC  Lynne P Clark MD  Aesthetic Surgery Center  Gerald W Anderson MD  Kenneth J Ritter MD  Mount Rainer Surgical Associates PS  Mount Rainer Surgical Associates PS  Mary Bridge Surgery Clinic  Mount Rainer Surgical Associates PS  Andre C Joseph Jr. MD  The Doctors Clinic East Bremerton  Donald L George MD  The Doctors Clinic East Bremerton  Peter Kilburn DO  Auburn Federal Way Surgeons  Auburn Federal Way Surgeons  Meridian Surgical Associates  Puyallup Surgical Consultants  Stanley S Ip MD  Puyallup Surgical Consultants  Puyallup Surgical Consultants  Puyallup Surgical Consultants  Saint Francis Weight Loss Surgery Clinic  Saint Francis Weight Loss Surgery Clinic  St Francis Hospital Emergency Department  Evergreen Eye Center  Surgery Associates  Foxkins Diamond Program for Weight Management  Auburn Multicare Clinic  Sheila C Lally DO  Southcenter Cosmetic Surg & Hair Restor  Morton Medical Center  Valley Surgical Associates  Valley Surgical Associates  Valley Surgical Associates  Eric T Waterman MD  Valley Surgical Associates  Pacific Medical Centers  Paul Luu MD  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Harborview Medical Center Surgery  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Virginia Mason Seattle Main  Minor & James Medical Group PLLC  Seattle Head Neck & Plastic Surgeons  Lisa S Florence MD  Colon & Rectal Clinic  Stephen L Goldman MD  Swedish Surgical Practices  Drs Hart Florence & Horton  Colon & Rectal Clinic  Drs Hart Florence & Horton  Minor & James Medical Group PLLC  Lisa S Florence MD  Drs Hart Florence & Horton  Skin Surgery Center  Minor & James Medical Group PLLC  Pacific Medical Centers  The Polyclinic Surgery  The Polyclinic Surgery  The Polyclinic Surgery  The Polyclinic Surgery  Comprehensive Breast Center  Comprehensive Breast Center  Plastic Surgery Seattle  Seattle Cancer Care Alliance  Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Olympia, WashingtonUpcoming 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 Olympia
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