Author Archives: Adel El-Ghazzawy, MD

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 […]

The abdominal wall is three layers of muscle that protect the internal organs. When this wall is damaged by wounds or persistent hernias, reconstructive surgery may be necessary. Typically, hernia corrective surgery is the first line of defense, but sometimes the repair doesn’t sustain, and thus more advanced methods are required. The purpose of abdominal […]

An inguinal hernia is tissue that bulges out of a weak spot in the abdominal wall of the groin. The simple existence of this type of hernia is not always enough to require surgery, as it is not necessarily dangerous. The condition, however, can’t heal itself, and tends to worsen over time, potentially leading to […]