Cholecystectomy Center - Overland Park, KS
Overland Park 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 Overland Park * William C Cirocco MD  Colon & Rectal Surgeons of Kansas City  Thomas L Taylor MD  Joseph B Petelin MD  Joseph B Petelin MD  Vein Treatment Center & Aesthetic Center  Drs Lowe Hoehn & Jurani  Drs Lowe Hoehn & Jurani  Drs Lowe Hoehn & Jurani  Malley Surgical Weight Loss Center  Malley Surgical Weight Loss Center  College Park Family Care Center  College Park Family Care Center  Midwest Hemorrhoid Treatment Center  Jorge N Prieto MD PA  Vein Centers for Excellence of Kansas City  Metropolitan Surgical Associates PA  Metropolitan Surgical Associates PA  Amie C Jew & Christa R Baianoff MDs  Head & Neck Surgical Associates  James A Davidson MD  Head & Neck Surgical Associates  Amie C Jew & Christa R Baianoff MDs  Head & Neck Surgical Associates  Lon C McCroskey MD PC  Head & Neck Surgical Associates  Head & Neck Surgical Associates  Kansas University Physicians Inc  Advanced Dermatologic Surgery PA  William R Jewell MD  Carol Connor MD  Kansas University Physicians Inc  Kansas University Physicians Inc  Michael Moncure MD  Paul Schloerb MD  Kahdi F Udobi MD  Weight Loss Surgical Center  Weight Loss Surgical Center  Weight Loss Surgical Center  Weight Loss Surgical Center  Weight Loss Surgical Center  Heartland Surgical Care  The Institute for Advanced Bariatric Surgery  The Institute for Advanced Bariatric Surgery  Scott D Ellison MD Private Practice  General Surgery Associates  General Surgery Associates  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Kansas Heart & Lung Surgeons  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Kansas Heart & Lung Surgeons  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Midwest Surgical Associates PA  Cornerstone Surgical Care  Associates In Family Healthcare PA  Cornerstone Surgical Care  Miami County Surgical Associates  Lawrence Vein Center PA  Lawrence Surgery Associates PA  Lawrence Plastic Surgery PA  Lawrence Memorial Hospital Wound Healing Center  General Surgery PA  Lawrence Surgery Associates PA  Lawrence Surgery Associates PA  Thomas Jackson MD  Cotton O'Neill Clinic Surgery  Cotton O'Neill Clinic Surgery  Cotton O'Neill Clinic Surgery  Cotton O'Neill Clinic Surgery  Cotton O'Neill Clinic Surgery  VA Medical Center  VA Medical Center  Bernita M Berntsen MD  Tallgrass Orthopedics & Sports Medicine  Pediatric Care  Pittsburgh Urologic Clinic  Mercy Hospital  Ashley Clinic LLC  Family Medical Center Overland Park, KansasUpcoming 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 Overland Park
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