Articles on general surgery: hernia, gallbladder, appendix and other common operations, including how keyhole surgery works, how to prepare and what recovery usually involves.
Not everyone is a candidate for minimally invasive surgery. Surgeons weigh the specific operation, your heart and lung reserve, scar tissue from earlier surgery,…
An anorectal manometry test measures how strongly the anal sphincter muscles squeeze and relax, how well the rectum senses stool, and whether the nerves…
Hemorrhoidectomy recovery typically takes about two to four weeks before most people feel back to normal, with the sharpest pain in the first few…
Most people are walking within hours of an appendectomy and go home within a day or two after keyhole surgery. Showering is often allowed…
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