General Surgery
General Surgery
Samaritan Medical Center offer many different types of surgeries and General Surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on the abdomen, chest and pelvis, including the breasts, stomach, esophagus, intestines, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and spleen. Learn more about our General Surgery Robotic Procedures as well.
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What common conditions do you treat? Close
Common conditions our General Surgeons treat include:
- Appendicitis
- Breast diseases
- Breast cancer
- Colon cancer
- Endocrine diseases
- Heartburn
- Hernias
- Gallbladder disease
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Gastrointestinal bleeding
- Pancreatic cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic ulcer disease
- Small intestine cancer
- Stomach cancer
- Ulcers
- Varicose veins
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What procedures do you perform? Close
Some of the most common General Surgery procedures:
- Anti-reflux surgery
- Appendectomy (appendix removal)
- Bowel resection
- Breast biopsy
- Breast lump excision
- Cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal)
- Colonoscopy
- GERD surgery
- Hemorrhoidectomy (hemorrhoid surgery)
- Hernia repair
- Laparoscopic surgery
- Liver Resection/Biopsy
- Mastectomy
- Nephrectomy (kidney removal)
- Parathyroid surgery
- Sigmoidoscopy
- Splenectomy (spleen removal)
- Thyroidectomy