Cholecystectomy Center - Palm Harbor, FL
Palm Harbor 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 Palm Harbor * Noel S Tenenbaum MD  Peter T DiNapoli MD  Allen Family Foot Care Center  Venkit S Iyer MD  Lakeside Occupational Medical Centers  Center For Vein Treatment  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Ear, Nose & Throat Associates  Gulf Coast Foot & Ankle Center  Urology Professionals  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Surgical Associates of West Florida  Orthopaedic Associates West Florida  Hu & Ledesma MDs  West Coast Surgical Associates PL  Eric C Borock MD  Advanced Surgical Associates of West Florida  Advanced Surgical Associates of West Florida  Neria H Hebbar MD & Arthur L Verga MD  Neria H Hebbar MD & Arthur L Verga MD  Surgical Specialties of Florida  Guillermo Castellvi MD FACS  Alfredo Fernandez MD  Barry C Kaufmann MD  Southern Pinellas Surgical  Peter J Giglio MD  Suncoast Surgical Specialists  Suncoast Surgical Specialists  Manishi G Mukherjee MD  West Shore Urology  Karen Kritsky DO  Carrollwood Surgical Associates  Carrollwood Surgical Associates  Carrollwood Surgical Associates  Tampa Bay Surgery  TAMPA BAY SURGERY CENTER  Vilas Deshpande MD PA  Abinales Family Practice  Vascular Institute of Forida  Pinellas Surgical Associates Inc  Pinellas Surgical Associates Inc  N Suzanne Lynn MD  Pinellas Surgical Associates Inc  Pinellas Surgical Associates Inc  David S Mason MD  HealthPoint Medical Group  Tampa Surgical Associates  James A Christensen MD  HealthPoint Medical Group  Tampa Surgical Associates  HealthPoint Medical Group  HealthPoint Medical Group  HealthPoint Medical Group  HealthPoint Medical Group  Denis C Johnson MD  Drs Dolgin Donnelly Davis & Associates PA  Drs Dolgin Donnelly Davis & Associates PA  Dennis Alfonso MD  H Drexel Dobson III MD  LeVine Surgical Associates PA  Sylvia D Campbell MD PA  Xavier F Cannella MD  Marie Gomez MD  Gulfside Surgical Associates  Marc A Katz DPM PA  D N Papachristou MD  Bonati Institute  Leffie M Carlton III MD  GilmanTyler Jr. MD  Donald F Temple MD  William B McKinney MD PA  Bay Area Surgical Associates  Bay Area Surgical Associates  Advanced Orthopaedic Associates  Lifelink Healthcare Institute  Lifelink Healthcare Institute  Lifelink Healthcare Institute  Lifelink Healthcare Institute  Collins & Hart MD FACS PA  Carol & Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Medicine  Collins & Hart MD FACS PA  Collins & Hart MD FACS PA  Drs Andersen & McAllister  USF Medical Center Surgery  Drs Andersen & McAllister  Freddie L McRae MD PA  Tampa Bay Surgical Group LLP  USF Physicians Group General Surgery  Tampa General Hospital Trauma Center  Tampa General Hospital Trauma Center  USF Physicians Group General Surgery Palm Harbor, 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 Palm Harbor
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