General Surgery
A General Surgeon must manage a huge spectrum of surgical problems from GI surgery to endocrine procedures and from hernia repair to vasucular surgery.
General surgery has seen important changes in recent years, including the wide adoption of laparoscopically assisted surgical techniques.
Board-certified surgeons at Heartland Surgical Specialty Hospital specialize in minimally invasive surgery, as well as traditional "open" procedures. Minimally invasive techniques often dramatically reduce hospital stay and recovery times and are generally highly favored by patients.
Suregons practicing at Heartland Surgical Specialty Hospital often perform the following operations laparoscopically:
- Cholecystectomy
- Esophagogastrectomy
- Partial gastrectomy
- Gastric bypass procedures
- Laparoscopic gastric banding (LAPBAND®)
- Laparoscopic management of perforated Duodenal Ulcer
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Fundoplication anti-reflux surgery for GERD
- Pancreatectomy
- Splenectomy
- Adrenalectomy
- Colectomy
- Incisional hernia repair
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Ductal stone removal
- Small bowel resection and small bowel injury repair
- Thorascopy
