Minimally Invasive General Surgery in Delaware
Nearby Locations We Serve
- Wilmington, DE
- Newark, DE
- Bear, DE
- Dover, DE
- Middletown, DE
- Seaford, DE
- Chester, PA
- West Chester, PA
- Elkton, MD
- Aberdeen, MD
- Woodbury, NJ
- Pennsville, NJ
General surgery focuses on the abdominal area and includes appendix removal, hernias, gallbladder surgeries, stomach and intestinal issues. General surgeons are highly skilled and certified in this specialty. CHRIAS surgeons are some of the top-professionals in the state of Delaware with years of extensive experience and board certifications in their specialty. When you choose CHRIAS for surgery, you’re choosing the best surgeons in Delaware.
At CHRIAS, general surgery is usually performed laparoscopically, or using minimally invasive techniques. Laparoscopic surgery involves making several small incisions, approximately 5 mm to l.5 cm in size, rather than one large incision. Long, thin surgical instruments are used and a narrow video camera is inserted through one of the small incisions to view the operative site on a nearby video monitor. Laparoscopic approach to surgery results in minimal skin cutting, rapid healing, faster recovery, and less postoperative pain than the traditional surgery. However, it is still major surgery and requires general anesthesia.
Sometimes surgeons may have to revert to open surgery. The likelihood of this depends on the history of prior abdominal surgery, inability to visualize organs or bleeding problems during the operation. The decision to perform the open procedure may be made by your surgeon either before or during the actual operation. When the surgeon feels that it is safest to convert the laparoscopic procedure to an open one, this is not a complication, but rather sound surgical judgment strictly based on patient safety.
Delaware General Surgery Procedures
The CHRIAS team specializes in several types of general surgery procedures including:
Regardless of the type of general surgery you need, Christiana Institute of Advanced Surgery can meet all of your needs. The CHRIAS team places high importance on using best practices in surgery to minimize the invasiveness of the procedures we perform and to focus on results that produce the most patient comfort possible. We firmly believe that an individual, personal consultation with your surgeon is where surgical needs and options are identified, and fully informed decision-making is fulfilled. Contact us today to schedule your consultation.
