Cholecystectomy Center - Pittsburg, CA
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg * Mary Cardoza MD  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  Delta Fair Medical Offices  East Bay Surgical Associates  East Bay Surgical Associates  East Bay Surgical Associates  East Bay Surgical Associates  John A Ambrosino DPM  Burton H Baker MD  Bay Area Surgical Specialists Inc  Bay Area Surgical Specialists Inc  Bay Area Surgical Specialists Inc  Bay Area Surgical Specialists Inc  Lawrence H Wanetick MD  Roseann F Gorey MD  Charles J Kasper MD  Deborah Kerlin MD  Kaiser Permanente Head & Neck Surgery  Kaiser Permanente Head & Neck Surgery  Lawrence M Silverman MD  Barry N Gardiner MD Inc  Michael M Gottlieb MD  Michael L Wynn MD  Ronald Cooper MD  Bruce D Moorstein MD  Family Doctor Medical Group  Robert A Lanflisi MD  Sutter Regional Medical Foundation Care Ctr  Drs Dang & Nambisan  Drs Dang & Nambisan  Dat Tein Nguyen MD  Drs Dang & Nambisan  Angelo J Leoni MD  Surgical Clinic at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Surgical Clinic at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Surgical Clinic at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center  Louise Hom MD  Scott Snyder MD  Ronald G Bieselin MD  Chuc Van Dang MD  James Bryant MD  Sara Reinganum MD  Brian K Walker MD  Surgical Oncology  Surgical Oncology  Eileen T Consorti MD  Eileen T Consorti MD  Robert W Fowler MD  Charles C Jenkins MD  East Bay Head and Neck Surgery Medical Group  Horacio R Cruz MD  East Bay Surgical Associates  Kaiser Permanente Medical Center Oakland  Kaiser Permanente Oakland Head & Neck Surgery  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  Calvin B Benton MD  First Surgical Consultants  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  First Surgical Consultants  First Surgical Consultants  First Surgical Consultants  Bay Area Breast Surgeons  Collin A Mbanugo MD  First Surgical Consultants  Scott M Taylor MD  Jay Garfinkle MD  Calaroga Surgical Center  Aguedo A Retodo MD  Larry H Woodcox DPM  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Prime Medical Associates Inc  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Kaiser Medical Center Hayward Surgery  Donato J Stinghen MD  Doctors Medical Center  William H Brown III MD  Deccan Pacific Medical Group  Ramsey A Araj  Ramsey A Araj  Deccan Pacific Medical Group  Deccan Pacific Medical Group  Washington Township Medical Group  Freemont General Surgery Clinic  Freemont General Surgery Clinic  Freemont General Surgery Clinic  Freemont General Surgery Clinic  Freemont General Surgery Clinic Pittsburg, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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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 Pittsburg
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