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SPECIALTIES
GVS offers a wide
variety of services and an extensive array of the latest surgical
techniques to provide care for the many facets of general and
vascular surgery.
General Surgery is the branch of medicine that deals
primarily with the diagnosis and surgical treatment of the abdominal
organs. General surgery also involves breast surgery, parathyroid,
and thyroid surgery. The following is a list of the many types of
procedures our physicians perform. Many of these procedures can be
performed laparoscopically. Please speak with your surgeon for more
information.
· Adhesiolysis for the treatment of abdominal adhesions
· Appendectomy
for acute appendicitis
· Breast biopsy,
lumpectomy, mastectomy for evaluation of breast lumps, cysts, or
cancer
· Colon surgery
for the treatment of bowel obstruction, colon cancer, adhesions, or
diverticulitis
· Colonoscopy for
evaluation of rectal bleeding, changes in bowel habits, colon
polyps, and routine monitoring of the colon
· Excision of
“lumps and bumps” to include cysts, lipomas, lymph nodes, and
suspicious skin lesions
· Gallbladder
removal for treatment of acute or chronic cholecystitis
(inflammation of the gallbladder) and/or cholelithiasis (stones in
the gallbladder)
· Gastric
resection for ulcers or stomach cancers
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Hemorrhoidectomy
· Hernia repair
including epigastric, femoral, hiatal, inguinal, incisional,
umbilical, and ventral hernias
· Incision and
drainage of abscesses and cysts
· Muscle and
nerve biopsies
· Nissen
fundoplication for treatment of GERD
· Pancreatic
resection for cancer
· Parathyroid
removal for treatment of hyperparathyroidism
· Pilonidal cyst excision
for removal of an inflamed cyst between the buttocks
· Small bowel
resection for Meckel’s diverticulum, Crohn’s disease, cancer,
colitis, diverticulitis, and obstructions
· Thyroid removal
for treatment of hyperthyroidism
Vascular Surgery is the branch of medicine that addresses
problems associated with the circulatory system. Common disorders
treated by vascular surgeons include blocked arteries in the
extremities, abdomen and neck, aneurysms, varicose veins and foot
ulcerations. We specialize in the following surgical procedures:
· Carotid thromboendarterectomy for the treatment of carotid
stenosis which can lead to stroke and stroke-related symptoms
· Open abdominal
aortic aneurysm repair for the treatment of abdominal aortic
aneurysm
· Endovascular
repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm
· Dialysis grafts
and catheters for the treatment of kidney failure
· Vascular bypass
for atherosclerotic disease resulting in claudication (pain when
walking), rest pain (pain in the legs at rest), ulceration of the
legs, and gangrene
· Embolectomy or
thrombectomy to remove arterial blockages
· Ligation and
stripping of varicose veins
· Endovenous
ablation of varicose veins
· Sclerotherapy
for treatment of spider veins
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