General

Appendectomy is the surgical removal of the appendix, most often performed as an emergency treatment for acute appendicitis, one o...

Cholecystectomy is the surgical removal of the gallbladder and is one of the most common abdominal operations. It is most often pe...

Hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed operations in general surgery. A hernia is a protrusion of tissue, often fat...

Pilonidal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the skin in the natal cleft, the crease between the buttocks, in which lo...

Fundoplication is an anti reflux operation in which the upper part of the stomach, the fundus, is wrapped around the lower esophag...

Burn debridement is the removal of dead and damaged tissue from deep burns, an essential step in preventing infection, promoting h...

Splenectomy is the surgical removal of the spleen, an organ in the upper left abdomen that filters the blood, removes old red bloo...

Pyloromyotomy is the standard operation for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis, a condition in which the muscle of the pyloru...

Exploratory laparotomy is an operation in which the abdomen is opened through a large incision, usually down the midline, so the s...