Nothing can disrupt normal daily living quite as much as pain that keeps you from moving around. If you’re experiencing …
HEEL SPUR
A heel spur is a calcium deposit causing a bony protrusion on the underside of the heel bone. On an X-ray, a …
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by pressure on the median nerve. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway surrounded by …
HIP REPLACEMENT
INFORMATION HIP REPLACEMENT SURGERY Hip replacement surgery is a procedure in which a doctor surgically removes a painful hip joint …
KNEE JOINT REPLACEMENT
INFORMATION Knee joint replacement Knee replacement, also called knee arthroplasty or total knee replacement, is a surgical procedure to resurface …
ROTATOR CUFF SURGERY
INFORMATION Rotator Cuff Surgery Surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff most often involves re-attaching the tendon to the head …
KNEE ARTHROSCOPY
INFORMATION Knee Arthroscopy What Is Knee Arthroscopy? Knee arthroscopy is a surgical technique that can diagnose and treat problems in …
HISTEROSCOPY
INFORMATION HISTEROSCOPY D and C D and C (dilation and curettage) is a procedure to scrape and collect the tissue …
LAPAROSCOPIC OVARIAN CYST
INFORMATION Ovarian Cyst Removal—Laparoscopic Surgery Definition Ovarian cyst removal is surgery to remove a cyst or cysts from 1 or both …
CYSTOCELE AND RECTOCELE REPAIR
INFORMATION A cystocele is when part of the bladder wall bulges into the vagina. The bulge happens through a defect in …
ANTERIOR VAGINAL WALL REPAIR
INFORMATION Anterior vaginal wall repair Anterior vaginal wall repair is a surgical procedure. This surgery tightens the front (anterior) wall …
CONE BIOPSY
INFORMATION Cone Biopsy A cone biopsy (conization) is surgery to remove a sample of abnormal tissue from the cervix. The …
ABDOMINAL MYOMECTOMY
INFORMATION What is an abdominal myomectomy? A myomectomy is surgery to remove fibroids from the uterus. Uterine fibroids are benign …
VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY
INFORMATION Vaginal Hysterectomy What is a hysterectomy and why is it done? Hysterectomy is a surgical procedure in which the …
SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY
INFORMATION SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY Overview Salpingo-oophorectomy is the surgery to remove the ovaries and fallopian tubes. Removal of one ovary and fallopian …
ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY
INFORMATION An abdominal hysterectomy is a surgical procedure that removes your uterus through an incision in your lower abdomen. Your …
THYROIDECTOMY
INFORMATION Thyroid gland removal is surgery to remove all or part of the thyroid gland. The thyroid gland is a …
MASTECTOMY
INFORMATION Why it’s done A mastectomy is used to remove all breast tissue if you have breast cancer or are …
ANAL FISTULA
INFORMATION Anal Fistula Just inside the anus are a number of small glands. If one of these glands become blocked, …
APPENDECTOMY
INFORMATION LAPAROSCOPIC APPENDIX REMOVAL (APPENDECTOMY) An appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. It is a common procedure that …
GALLSTONES (CHOLECYSTECTOMY)
INFORMATION Gallstones are hard, pebble-like pieces of material, usually made of cholesterol or bilirubin, that form in your gallbladder. Gallstones …
RECTAL CANCER SURGERY
Rectal Cancer Surgery is the main treatment for rectal cancer. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy is often given before or after …
ILEOSTOMY
INFORMATION Ileostomy An ileostomy is used to move waste out of the body. This surgery is done when the colon …
GASTRECTOMY
INFORMATION Gastrectomy Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach. If only part of the stomach is …
COLOSTOMY
INFORMATION Colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through an opening (stoma) made …
PILONIDAL CYST
INFORMATION Surgery for pilonidal cyst A pilonidal cyst is a pocket that forms around a hair follicle in the crease …
HEMORRHOYDECOMY
INFORMATION Hemorrhoid surgery Hemorrhoids are swollen veins around the anus. They may be inside the anus (internal hemorrhoids) or outside the …
HIATAL HERNIA
INFORMATION HIATAL HERNIA- ANTI-REFLUX SURGERY A hiatal hernia is a condition in which the upper part of your stomach bulges through …
FEMORAL HERNIA
INFORMATION Femoral hernia repair Femoral hernia repair is surgery to repair a hernia near the groin or upper thigh. A …
INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR
INFORMATION INGUINAL HERNIA REPAIR Inguinal hernia repair is surgery to repair a hernia in your groin. A hernia is tissue that bulges …