Operations

Approximately 10% of all back injuries result in surgery, according to the Mayo Clinic. Patients who will undergo disc surgery need to prepare their home and plan to adapt their lifestyle for a...

For approximately 40 years, open heart surgery has relied on a large, 6- to 8-inch long incision made down the center of the breastbone. This traditional method allowed the surgeon easy access to...

Post-cervical decompression surgery, or discectomy, is a medical procedure used to treat ruptured or herniated discs in your lower back. Though an effective treatment, discectomies present some...

The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ that stores bile produced in the liver. The gallbladder kicks into gear when you eat fatty foods. On occasion, an imbalance of the gallbladder's chemistry...

Your gallbladder is a small organ that lies underneath your liver. Gallstones are small hard deposits that form inside your gallbladder. You can have gallstones and not know it. Sometimes...

Pacemakers are small machines that are implanted into the chest to monitor the heart's rhythm and beat. Should the rhythm and beat become irregular, the pacemaker can send an electrical impulse to...

Pain is possible following gallbladder surgery. That's because a surgeon makes a large incision in the upper right part of your belly, just under the ribs, to access the area. The bile duct and...

The gallbladder stores bile, which is a digestive liquid, and releases it after eating, but when it's not working correctly it sometimes must be removed. Gallbladder surgery can be performed with...

The best cure for appendicitis is to undergo an appendectomy. An appendectomy is a surgical procedure to remove the inflamed appendix hopefully before it ruptures. An appendectomy can be...

Doctors must learn how to properly remove a mole to achieve maximum benefit to the patient, assuring complete removal of the mole with minimal disruption to surrounding tissue while leaving the...

The time it takes to recover from a biopsy depends on the type of biopsy. For fine needle aspiration biopsies, the recovery time is minimal. If the biopsy is performed under general anesthesia,...

Hammertoes can become quite inflammed and painful. Especially if the middle toe joint turns rigid, surgery may be the only "cure." Hammertoe surgery is one of the most commonly performed types of...