Surgical Procedures

As you know, a laparoscopic adrenalectomy allows surgeons to safely remove a diseased adrenal gland, but while it is easier for the patients, it’s not easy for you – the procedure itself is technically demanding, with only minimal incisions. Professor Sanziana performs a posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy for you to read and watch, as she removes the left adrenal metastatic melanoma in a 66-year-old woman.

Miguel A. Burch, MD analyzes a laparoscopic cholecystectomy as he operates on a 25-year-old patient with chronic right upper quadrant pain and no evidence of stones on her ultrasound and other imaging.

Edward H. Phillips, MD breaks down a laparoscopic right colectomy as he operates on a patient with a neuroendocrine tumor in the area of the ileocecal valve.

How would you treat a patient with a partially paralyzed diaphragm and hernia in his subxiphoid region? One possible way is through a robotic ventral hernia. Dr. David Farley discusses the highlights of the surgery and how this can help alleviate pain.

Inguinal hernias occur when abdominal contents or preperitoneal fat herniate through the inguinal canal (indirect) or Hesselbach's triangle (direct) and are repaired using open or minimally invasive (laparoscopic/robotic) techniques. Read about David R. Farley, MD performing a robotic Inguinal Hernia Repair in our new surgical course program.

We have released our first-ever 6-part surgery – a Multilevel, Left Upper Extremity Reconstruction performed in a Single Event. Read all about it here.

Watch Sanchez-Sotelo, MD, PhD repair the subscapularis, supraspinatus, and infraspinatus in a 66-year-old woman with early cartilage degeneration.

How to perform a Lumpectomy to remove the cancer part of the breast while preserving the breast itself. Breast therapy doesn't have to take everything.

What is Modified Radical Mastectomy?

A Parathyroidectomy Breakdown: information, surgical indications, NIH criteria, and risks.

Dr. Daniel Shouhed walks us through a Robotic Gastric Bypass, step by step – the parts, the procedures, and the risks.

Dr. David R Farley breaks down the details of skin excision for melanoma, including procedure, indications, and risks.

Dr. Travis J. McKenzie goes through the details of a Thyroidectomy for Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B (MEN2B).