Conditions and Diseases Treated and Available Procedures
Bariatric Surgery
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Endocrine Surgery
Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
Gall Bladder and Appendix Surgery
Hernia Surgery
Liver and Pancreas Surgery
Bariatric Surgery
Emory general surgeons are the surgical staff of the Emory Bariatric Center, a multi-specialty program that treats obesity using nutrition and exercise therapy, lifestyle education, pharmacotherapy, liquid meal replacement and weight-loss surgery. The surgical procedures offered by the center are:
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (laparosocopic and open):
In addition to restricting food intake by creating a stomach pouch, the gastric bypass induces reduced calorie and nutrient absorption by diverting food from the first segment of the small intestine, typically producing significant weight loss. Following gastric bypass, most patients generally lose two-thirds of their excess weight within two years.
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding:
Involves placing a band made of special material around the stomach near the upper end, creating a small pouch and a narrow passage into the larger remainder of the stomach to limit food consumption. Patients feel full more quickly, causing them to eat less and lose weight.
- Sleeve Gastrectomy:
Restricts food intake without intestinal bypass or malabsorption through the laparoscopic removal of approximately 75 percent of the stomach, leaving the remainder shaped like a long tube or sleeve.
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Emory surgeons began performing laparoscopic colon surgery in 1992 and had performed more than 900 colorectal operations by early 2007. The particulars of each patient's case will determine whether open or laparoscopic methods are recommended.
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Anorectal disease
- Colon and colorectal cancer
- Colonic inertia
- Crohn's disease
- Diverticulitis
Available Procedures
- Partial and total colectomy (laparoscopic and open)
- Screening and therapeutic colonoscopy
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Endocrine Surgery
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Adrenal masses and disorders
- Endocrine diseases of the pancreas
- Hyperthyroidism
- Parathyroid cancer
- Solitary thyroid nodules
- Thyroid cancer
Available Procedures
- Adrenalectomy (laparoscopic, retroperitoneal, thoraco-abdominal)
- Excision of endocrine tumors of the pancreas (laparoscopic and open)
- Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroid surgery
- Parathyroid surgery
- Thyroid surgery
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Esophageal and Gastric Surgery
Since 1992, thousands of patients have received surgical treatment for gastroesophageal diseases at the Emory Gastroesophageal Center, making it one of the leading referral centers of its type in the country.
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Achalasia
- Esophageal tumors and cancer
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- Hiatal hernia
- Stomach cancer
- Ulcer disease
Available Procedures (Laparoscopic and Open)
- Catheterless/wireless esophageal pH testing
- Endoscopic plication for GERD
- Esophagectomy
- Gastrectomy
- Heller myotomy
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Small intestine resection
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Gall Bladder and Appendix Surgery
Available Procedures
- Appendectomy
- Cholecystectomy
When appropriate, our surgeons use single incision laparoscopic surgery for these procedures, which has the advantage of using one-to-two incisions rather than the standard three-to-five.
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Hernia Surgery
Advancing the management, study and teaching of laparoscopic hernia repair, the division's hernia program is a referral/consultation center for difficult hernia cases from throughout the southeastern U.S.
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Inguinal hernia
- Incisional and abdominal wall hernia
Available Procedures (Laparoscopic and Open)
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Incisional and abdominal wall hernia repair
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Liver and Pancreas Surgery
Diseases/Conditions Treated
- Biliary tumors
- Cholangiocarcinoma
- Cirrhosis
- Chronic pancreatitis
- Gallbladder cancer
- Metastatic liver disease
- Pancreatic cancer and disorders
- Primary liver tumors
- Variceal bleeding
Available Procedures (Laparoscopic and Open)
- Cholecystectomy
- Frey procedure
- Liver resection
- Pancreatectomy
- Reconstruction of the bile duct
- Shunts for variceal bleeding
- Splenectomy
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