Laparoscopy Center - West Haven, CT
West Haven Surgeon Doctors for LaparoscopyType 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 West Haven * Connecticut Podiatry Group PC  Nkemakonam Ikekpeazu MD  Connecticut Podiatry Group PC  Connecticut Podiatry Group PC  Connecticut Podiatry Group PC  VA Hospital West Haven Surgical Oncology  Southern New England ENT & Facial Plastic Surgery Group LLP  Yale Transplant Surgery Department  Yale Trauma Surgery & Surgical Critical Care  Yale Transplant Surgery Department  Yale New Haven Breast Center  General Surgery Group  Robert B Schlessel MD FACS PC  Yale University Vascular Surgery Department  Yale University Vascular Surgery Department  Yale Cardiothoracic Surgery  Yale Pediatric Surgery Group  Yale Pediatric Surgery Group  Yale Oncologic & Endocrine Surgery Division  Yale Oncologic & Endocrine Surgery Division  Yale Oncologic & Endocrine Surgery Division  Yale University Vascular Surgery Department  Yale Pediatric Surgery Group  Robert Udelsman MD  Nina Horowitz MD  Karen Johnson MD  New Haven Surgical Associates PC  New Haven Surgical Associates PC  Stephan Ariyan MD  Surgical Associates of New Haven  Yale Gastroenterological Surgery  Surgical Associates of New Haven  Surgical Associates of New Haven  Surgical Associates of New Haven  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Vazrick Mansourian MD  General Surgery Associates  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Elmer L Valin MD  Orchard Surgical Specialists  Eye Physicians & Surgeons PC  Ciardiello & Bonadies Surgery Group PC  Ciardiello & Bonadies Surgery Group PC  General & Laparoscopic Surgical Associates  General & Laparoscopic Surgical Associates  General & Laparoscopic Surgical Associates  Bruce M & Marilyn M Vinokur DPM  Bruce M & Marilyn M Vinokur DPM  Raymond Ippolito MD  Sean Duerr MD & Dennis Wasson MD  Sean Duerr MD & Dennis Wasson MD  Surgical Specialists  Surgical Specialists  Surgical Specialists  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Daniel Passeri MD & Kelly Bishop-Bartolomei MD  Daniel Passeri MD & Kelly Bishop-Bartolomei MD  Surgical Associates  Surgical Associates  Vincent A Manjoney Jr. MD  Felix Mpuku MD  Misbah M Vahidy MD  Advanced Surgical Associates  Surgi Clinic  Middlebury Surgical LLC  Middlebury Surgical LLC  St Marys Hospital Surgery Dept  St Marys Hospital Surgery Dept  St Marys Hospital Surgery Dept  St Marys Hospital Surgery Dept  Thomas R Alosco MD  Stanley J Foster MD  Munir H Hamzi MD LLC  I Jabbour MD  Surgical Associates of Waterbury  Surgical Associates of Waterbury  A Zarif MD  Surgical Associates of Waterbury  Peter D Zdankiewicz, MD  Advanced Podiatry Centers  Surgical Specialists PC  Scott H Kurtzman MD  Surgical Associates of Meriden  Surgical Associates of Meriden  Surgical Specialists  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Mill Hill Medical Consultants  Richard A Levin & Lawrence J Fliegelman MDs  Patrick M Rocco MD LLC  Terrence K Donahue MD LLC  Federal Hill Surgical Group  Christian W Ertl MD  Surgical Associates of Bristol  Surgical Associates of Bristol  Bristol Surgical Group PC West Haven, ConnecticutUpcoming Local Events2012-06-17
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LaparoscopyRead the Laparoscopy article » How is the procedure performed?Three or more small (5-10 mm) incisions are made in the abdomen to allow access ports to be inserted. The laparoscope and surgical instruments are inserted through these ports. The surgeon then uses the laparoscope, which transmits a picture of the abdominal organs on a video monitor, allowing the operation to be performed. Laparoscopic intestinal surgery can be used to perform the following operations:
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What is gastric banding?Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a surgical procedure that involves the placement of an adjustable belt around the upper portion of the stomach. The band is made of silicone and can be tightened by adding saline to fill the band (like blowing air into a doughnut-shaped balloon). The band is connected to a port that is placed under the skin in the abdomen.... Other Related Laparoscopy ArticlesEmergency Contact for West Haven
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