Appendectomy: Surgery to remove the appendix - Mayo Clinic News …
Aug 24, 2020 · Treatment Appendicitis treatment usually involves surgery to remove the inflamed appendix. Before surgery you may be given a dose of antibiotics to treat infection. Surgery to remove …
Emergency Gallbladder Surgery: Do You Need It, Or Can You Afford to ...
Aug 11, 2014 · Study: younger, older people likelier to visit ER repeatedly with gallstone pain before surgery ROCHESTER, Minn. — Gallstone pain is one of the most common reasons patients visit …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is a tonsillectomy and who needs one?
May 11, 2023 · While the procedure is more common in younger children, tonsils may be required to be removed at any age. Tonsillectomy is the second-most common procedure performed by …
Surgeries Can Be Combined, but May Not Be Necessary
Apr 16, 2010 · The surgeon watches the picture on a monitor in the operating room as special surgical tools are inserted through the other incisions and the gallbladder is removed. Cholecystectomy is a …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Abdominal hernias do not go away on their own
Sep 24, 2016 · DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Six months ago I was diagnosed with a groin hernia. At the time, my doctor said that eventually I'll need surgery, but it doesn't bother me, so I have not been back. Is …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: Unique chemotherapy for late-stage cancers
Oct 24, 2017 · The HIPEC procedure is performed after a surgeon has removed all the cancer seen inside the abdomen. Then, the abdominal cavity is bathed with hot chemotherapy to kill any …
To have or not to have…your left atrial appendage closed
May 22, 2018 · ROCHESTER, Minn. — Each year in the U.S., more than 300,000 people have heart surgery. To reduce risk of stroke for their patients, surgeons often will close the left atrial appendage, …
Mayo Clinic Q and A: What are your options for managing BPH?
Jun 17, 2025 · Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is noncancerous tissue growth within the prostate. Learn about your options for managing BPH.
Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast: Hot chemotherapy for late-stage cancers
Oct 18, 2022 · On this Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast, Dr. Travis Grotz, a Mayo Clinic surgical oncologist, explains what hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is, how it is performed, and the …
Living With Cancer: Understanding neuroendocrine tumors
Oct 10, 2019 · Neuroendocrine tumors Neuroendocrine tumors are rare and can occur anywhere in the body. Most neuroendocrine tumors occur in the lungs, appendix, small intestine, rectum and …