General Surgery
General surgery is a field of medicine that addresses a broad range of health problems and diseases. General surgery in Danville, Pleasanton, Concord, Walnut Creek, and San Ramon involves pre-operative and post-operative care.
It focuses mainly on specific types of abdominal surgeries. These include surgery on the stomach, small and large intestine, gallbladder, esophagus, bile ducts, thyroid gland, pancreas, appendix, and liver. It also deals with several issues relating to the breast, skin, and soft tissues.
General surgery is a discipline that requires immense expertise and extensive training. At East Bay Cardiovascular & Thoracic Associates, our surgeons have years of experience in performing general surgery procedures.
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Surgery for Benign and Malignant Conditions of the Abdomen
Our surgeons perform minimally invasive surgeries for these conditions, including both laparoscopic and robotic surgery. These types of surgeries are the best ways to achieve effective results without the need for a long recovery period.
- Hernia Surgery: Hernioplasty, or herniorrhaphy, involves returning the displaced tissue to the proper position. There are four general types: inguinal, umbilical, ventral, and hiatal.
- Gallbladder Surgery: Surgeons perform this type of procedure on the gallbladder. One of these surgeries, cholecystectomy, removes the gallstone and gallbladder through several small incisions in the abdomen.
- Gastric and Anti-Reflux Procedures: Procedures like Nissen Fundoplication treat GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) when medications fail to bring relief.
- Splenectomy: A surgical procedure that removes the spleen, an organ that helps fight several infections and filters unwanted material.
- Colorectal Surgery: Surgery that deals with disorders of the rectum, colon, and anus. It is a surgical treatment of diverticulitis and colon and rectal cancers.
- Anorectal Surgery: This type of surgery can correct issues with hemorrhoids, fissures, fistulas, prolapses, and more.
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Surgery for Benign and Malignant Conditions of the Breast
- Lumpectomy: Also called breast-conserving surgery, this procedure removes cancers, tumors, or other abnormal tissues from the chest without removing all breast tissue. Medical professionals also refer to it as wide local excision.
- Mastectomy: A procedure that eliminates all breast tissue from the breast as a way to prevent breast cancer. Physicians consider it an ideal treatment for those with early-stage breast cancer.
- Sentinel Node Biopsy: This involves removing sentinel nodes and then analyzing them to detect if cancer has spread beyond the primary tumor and into the lymphatic system. Sentinel nodes are the first few lymph nodes into which a tumor drains fluid. Physicians often use it when testing for melanoma and breast cancer.
- Axillary Dissection: During this procedure, the surgeon makes an incision in the armpit (axilla). Through this, they can examine or remove lymph nodes. Physicians employ this standard technique in the treatment of breast cancer to gauge cancer’s current stage.
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Endocrine Surgery
- Partial and Total Thyroidectomy: A thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure that removes the thyroid gland. When surgeons use it to remove the entire thyroid, it is a total thyroidectomy. When they extract part of it, it is a partial thyroidectomy.
- Partial and Total Parathyroidectomy: A parathyroidectomy is a procedure that removes parathyroid glands from the neck. In a partial parathyroidectomy, the surgeon takes out one to three abnormal parathyroid glands. They leave one gland in order to help the body prevent the production of too little parathyroid hormone. In a total parathyroidectomy, the surgeon detects and removes the four abnormal parathyroid glands.
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Surgery for Benign and Malignant Conditions of the Skin and Soft Tissues
- Excision of Skin Cancers: Also known as the excision of a skin lesion, this skin cancer treatment surgically removes lesions, malignant moles, and tumors from the skin. It also removes some healthy skin around the tumor as a preventive margin.
- Excision of Melanoma: The exact process of this depends on how deep the cancer is. The excision is done as a two-step procedure. The first step is the diagnostic excision, and the second procedure is the re-excision, which is also called a wide local excision. A small margin of normal skin is removed along with cancer.
- Excision of Lipomas and Cysts: This is done by making a fusiform excision (spindle-shaped) in the skin overlying the lipoma or cyst. The incision generally follows the skin tension lines and is smaller than the underlying tumor.
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General Surgery Cost
The patient’s health coverage will help to determine the cost of their surgical procedure, as will the exact general surgery procedure is chosen. Additional factors in determining the price of general surgery include procedure time and the techniques involved. The anesthesia used and the skills required also impact the overall price.
Arrange Your Consultation
If you feel that you may be in need of general surgery in Danville, Pleasanton, Concord, Walnut Creek, or San Ramon, arrange a consultation with a medical professional – contact East Bay Cardiovascular & Thoracic Associates for your appointment.
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