Author Archives: Adel El-Ghazzawy, MD
For any number of reasons, someone could be born with or develop a weak spot in the muscle or tissue of the abdominal wall. Sometimes, a piece of bulging organ or tissue pokes through that weak spot and causes a bulge, or a hernia. Although very common and often self-diagnosable, some types of hernias can […]
An inguinal hernia is a bulge or tear in the muscle tissue of the groin that can allow a portion of intestine to squeeze through. Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernias is a minimally invasive surgical technique where a laparoscope – or a thin tube with a small camera at the end – is inserted into […]
Removal of the gallbladder utilizing minimally invasive surgical techniques is called Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy. It involves inserting a tiny video camera with light (laparoscope) into a small incision near the navel. The surgeon can then watch the internal organs through a video monitor while manipulating long, specially designed instruments through additional incisions. The gallbladder is delicately […]
The field of minimally-invasive surgery is an ever-expanding one, and robotic single site cholecystectomy is on the cutting-edge of it. Cholecystectomy, or removal of the Gall Bladder, has classically been done with open or laparoscopic surgery, but most people who require a cholecystectomy are candidates for the robotic single-site procedure. The US Food and Drug […]
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