Cholecystectomy Center - Thousand Oaks, CA
Thousand Oaks 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 Thousand Oaks * David D Chi MD  Ifeanyi Amuzie MD  Lynn Eye Medical Group  First Foot Podiatry  Lynn Eye Medical Group  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Matrisciano Heslov Kademian & Brooks MDs  Matrisciano Heslov Kademian & Brooks MDs  Matrisciano Heslov Kademian & Brooks MDs  Matrisciano Heslov Kademian & Brooks MDs  Tom F Measles MD  Brian J Supple MD  Conejo Medical Center  Orthopedic Medical Center  A Scott Bennion MD  Hugh A Raphael MD FACS  General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County  Neal P Dixon MD  Mark M Kang MD  Vipinkumar M Tandon MD  Dantae D Davies MD  Laurence Weekes MD  Michael D Sparkuhl MD  Channel Islands Plastic Surgery  Daniel C Castronova MD  Max F Finkel MD  Hazim El-Meligy MD  General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County  General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County  Chun-Nan Chen MD  Surgical Services Med Grp Inc  Surgical Services Med Grp Inc  General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County  General Surgery Medical Group of Ventura County  Tarzana Surgical Center  AV Foot Health Center  Morrow & Chandra MDs  Valley Hip & Knee Institute  Morrow & Chandra MDs  San Fernando Valley Vascular Group  San Fernando Valley Vascular Group  Gregory M Senofsky MD  David B Sievers MD  Amnon Wein MD  Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery  Adel F Jabour MD  Harold Marks MD  Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery  Ventura Advanced Surgical Associates  Woodburn Surgical  Douglas A Woodburn MD  Iwasiuk & Rayhrer MDs  Iwasiuk & Rayhrer MDs  Jeffrey Kantor MD  Anthony Panasci MD  Roger Friedman MD  Ranbir Singh MD  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Facey Medical Group Valencia II  Facey Medical Group Valencia II  Skin Cancer Medical Center  James Kayvanfar MD  Tan Medical Group  Said Hemmati MD  Thomas J Lomis MD  Institute for Female Alternative Medicine  Southern California Orthopedic Institute  Facey Medical Foundation Mission Hills  Facey Medical Foundation Mission Hills  Lichtenstein Hernia Institute  Quynh Sebastian MD  Robert Cole MD  Surgical Associates of Santa Monica  Armando E Giuliano MD & Alice P Chung MD  Harvey Deutsch MD  Surgical Associates of Santa Monica  Leland J Foshag MD  Armando E Giuliano MD & Alice P Chung MD  John W Given MD  Jerry Y Haviv MD  William Hutchinson Jr. MD  Sheldon Klausner MD  Stephen Kuchenbecker MD  Surgical Associates of Santa Monica  Arnold Seid MD  John Wayne Cancer Institute  Santiago Zamudio MD  HeathCare Partners Medical Group  Christojohn Samuel MD  Min S Sauk MD FACS  Scott Davis MD  Abdollah Gilani MD  UCLA Healthcare  James Atkinson MD  SKYLEX ADVANCED SURGICAL  Spine Access Surgery Associates  Philip Biderman MD  The Center for Cholesterol Management  Robert Y Uyeda MD Thousand Oaks, CaliforniaUpcoming 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 Thousand Oaks
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