Surgical Treatment
All Types of Hernias
- Hernias often produce no troublesome symptoms, but abdominal complaints may signal a serious problem.
- Treatment is a choice between watchful waiting and corrective surgery, either via an open or keyhole operation.
- They are usually straightforward to diagnose, simply by feeling and looking for the bulge.
- Inguinal hernia surgery is more common in childhood and old age, while the likelihood of femoral hernia surgery increase throughout the life
Appendectomy
- An Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix. It's a common emergency surgery that's performed to treat appendicitis, an inflammatory condition of the appendix. The appendix is a small, tube-shaped pouch attached to your large intestine.
Cholecystectomy
- A Cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper right side of your abdomen. Your gallbladder collects and stores bile — a digestive fluid produced in your liver.
Hysterectomy
- A Hysterectomy is an operation to remove a woman's uterus. A woman may have a hysterectomy for different reasons, including - Uterine fibroids that cause pain, bleeding, or other problems. Uterine prolapse, which is a sliding of the uterus from its normal position into the vaginal canal.
Excisional Biopsy
- An excisional biopsy is a medical test in which the whole lesion or mass is removed and tested. Your provider will decide with you which is the better option, based on the location and size of the lesion or mass. If the lesion is found to be cancerous, further surgery may be needed to remove the whole thing.
Circumcision
- Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from the human penis. In the most common procedure, the foreskin is opened, adhesions are removed, and the foreskin is separated from the glans. After that, a circumcision device may be placed, and then the foreskin is cut off.
Diabetic Wound Management
- Diabetes is a result of your body’s inability to produce or use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that allows your body to turn glucose, or sugar, into energy. If your body has difficulty metabolizing glucose, it can lead to high blood sugar levels. This can affect your body’s ability to heal wounds.
- In people with diabetes, wounds tend to heal more slowly and progress more quickly, so it’s important to know what to look out for.
- Although cuts, grazes, scratches and blisters can occur anywhere on the body, the feet are one of the most common places of injury. A small wound on the foot can quickly develop into a foot ulcer.
- Foot ulcers can become serious if left untreated. people who have diabetes and develop an ulcer will end up having a lower limb amputation.
- For this reason, it’s crucial that you do regular self-checks and closely monitor any wounds closely. Catching wounds early is the only way to reduce your risk of complications.For this reason, it’s crucial that you do regular self-checks and closely monitor any wounds closely. Catching wounds early is the only way to reduce your risk of complications.
