A cholecystectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder — a pear-shaped organ that sits just below your liver on the upper ri...
A Nissen fundoplication is a common surgery for a hiatal hernia. This procedure involves laparoscopic repair or keyhole
Hemorrhoids, also called piles, are swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum, similar to varicose veins. Hemorrhoids can develop inside the rectum ...
An anal fissure is a small tear in the thin, moist tissue that lines the anus. The anus is the muscular opening at the end of the digestive tract wher...
An umbilical hernia is a weakness that develops in the abdominal wall through and around the belly button, called the umbilicus. A bulge or sac contai...
What is a hernia? A hernia is the protrusion of an organ through the structure or muscle that usually contains it. The condition occurs most often ...
A varicocele is an enlargement of the veins within the loose bag of skin that holds the testicles (scrotum). These veins transport
A hydrocele is a type of swelling in the scrotum, the pouch of skin that holds the testicles. This swelling happens when fluid collects in the th...
A thyroidectomy is an operation that involves the surgical removal of all or part of the thyroid gland. In general surgery, endocrine or head and neck...
Splenectomy is a surgical procedure to remove your spleen. The spleen is an organ that sits under your rib cage on the upper
Varicose veins are twisted, enlarged veins. Any vein that is close to the skin's surface (superficial) can become varicosed. Varicose veins most c...
An appendectomy, also known as an appendicectomy, is a surgical operation in which the vermiform appendix is removed.
