General & Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopy is a surgery that uses a thin, lighted tube put through a cut (incision) in the belly to look at the abdominal organs or the female pelvic organs. Laparoscopy is used to find problems such as cysts, adhesions, fibroids, and infection. Tissue samples can be taken for biopsy through the tube (laparoscope).

For concerns like bariatric surgery and gallbladder removal, laparoscopic surgery has successfully supplanted open surgery as the main treatment choice. In fact, this procedure can currently be done as an outpatient procedure. Minimally invasive procedures are currently used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The benefits of laparoscopic surgery are constantly improving.