Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is surgery that helps you lose weight by changing how your stomach and small intestine handle the food you eat. After the surgery, your stomach will be smaller. You will feel full with less food. The food you eat will no...

Adjustable Gastric Band

Adjustable Gastric Band
Adjustable Gastric Band The Adjustable Gastric Band – often called the band – involves an inflatable band that is placed around the upper portion of the stomach, creating a small stomach pouch above the band, and the rest of the stomach below the band. The Procedure The...

Robotic Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair

incisional Hernia Repair
Ventral/Incisional Hernia Repair Ventral hernia repair is surgery to repair a ventral hernia. A ventral hernia is a sac (pouch) formed from the inner lining of your belly (abdomen) that pushes through a hole in the abdominal wall. Ventral hernias often occur at the site of...

Partial Gastrectomy

gastrectomy
Partial Gastrectomy Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach. If only part of the stomach is removed, it is called partial gastrectomy If the whole stomach is removed, it is called total gastrectomy What to Expect: The surgery is done while you are...

Hernia Repair

hernia repair
What is a Hernia? A hernia occurs when part of an internal organ or tissue bulges through a weak area of muscle or other tissue that holds it in place. Most hernias are in the abdomen. There are many types of hernias, including Inguinal, in the groin....

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair

Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Repair
Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair Approximately 600,000 inguinal or groin hernia repair operations are performed annually in the United States. Some are performed by the conventional “open” method. Some hernia repairs are performed using a small telescope known as a laparoscope. If your surgeon has recommended...

Appendectomy, Laparoscopic

Appendectomy (Removal of Appendix) The appendix is a small, finger-shaped organ that branches off from the first part of the large intestine. When it becomes swollen (inflamed) or infected, the condition is called appendicitis. When you have appendicitis, your appendix may need to be removed....

Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open

inguinal-hernia
What is a Inguinal Hernia? Inguinal hernias happen when the abdomen wall has natural areas of potential weakness. Hernias can develop at these or other areas due to heavy strain on the abdominal wall, aging, injury, an old incision or a weakness present from birth....

Open Incisional and-or Ventral Hernia Repair

ventral hernia
Ventral hernia repair Ventral hernia repair is surgery to repair a ventral hernia. A ventral hernia is a sac (pouch) formed from the inner lining of your belly (abdomen) that pushes through a hole in the abdominal wall. Ventral hernias often occur at the site of...

Gastric Sleeve Surgery

Rosie O'donnell Post Sleeve Surgery
Gastric Sleeve In gastric sleeve surgery, also called vertical sleeve gastrectomy, a surgeon removes most of your stomach, leaving only a banana-shaped section that is closed with staples. Like gastric band surgery, this surgery reduces the amount of food that can fit in your stomach,...