General & Laparoscopic Surgery

Gallstones are lumps of solid material that form in gallbladder. They are also called cholelithiasis. They are made when the digestive juice called bile turns hard and stone-like.

A hernia is a protrusion of part of an organ through the muscle wall that surrounds it. A hiatal hernia occurs when the upper part of the stomach pushes up into the chest through a small opening (called the hiatus) in the diaphragm, the muscle that separates the abdomen from the chest.

A groin hernia occurs when tissue or part of the intestine bulge through a weak point in the abdominal wall and into the groin.

Hemorrhoids are when the veins or blood vessels in and around anus and lower rectum become swollen and irritated. This happens when there is extra pressure on these veins.

Cancer of the pancreas is the fourth most common cause of cancer death in the United States. Pancreatic cancer occurs when a cell in the pancreas—which produces fluids that help digest food and hormones (such as insulin) to control blood sugar levels—is damaged.

Rectum is the last part of colon. It’s where stool forms before having a bowel movement. Rectal prolapse is when part of the rectum bulges out of the anus.

Colon cancer is cancer that develops in the tissues of the large intestine, also called the large bowel or colon. According to the American Cancer Society, over 95,000 new cases of colon cancer are diagnosed in the United States each year.

An anal fissure is a tear in the tissue of anus. The anus is the last part of digestive tract. It’s at the end of rectum. It has a ring of muscle (sphincter) that opens during a bowel movement to allow stool (feces) to pass through.

Achalasia is a swallowing disorder that affects the esophagus. The esophagus is a tube that connects the back of throat to stomach. Food and liquid go down the tube when swallow. In achalasia, the muscles of the esophagus don’t work well at pushing food or liquid down into stomach.

Gastroduodenal perforation may be spontaneous or traumatic and the majority of spontaneous perforation is due to peptic ulcer disease. Improved medical management of peptic ulceration has reduced the incidence of perforation, but still remains a common cause of peritonitis.