General Surgery

At Georgetown Community Hospital, there are a variety surgical procedures performed by our general surgeons, including:

• Appendectomy
• Breast Surgery
• Colonoscopy
• Colon Resections (for benign & malignant disease)
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Gallbladder Removal
• Upper Endoscopy

Our general surgery staff consists of expert surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses and technicians all dedicated to performing successful operations and promoting comfortable healing and recovery.

Types of Surgery

Unless it is an emergency, you and your doctor may discuss surgery as a way to correct your condition on diagnosis. This decision is based on careful evaluation of your personal medical history and subsequent medical tests to determine the exact diagnosis.

Depending on the diagnosis, a patient has several surgery options:

• Elective surgery: A procedure you choose to have, which may not necessarily be essential to continue a good quality of life. An example would be to have an unsightly mole or wart removed.
• Required surgery: A procedure that needs to be done to ensure a healthy quality of life in the future. An example would be having kidney stones removed if other forms of medication and treatments are not working. Required surgery, unlike emergency surgery, does not usually have to be done immediately.
• Urgent or emergency surgery: This type of surgery is done because of an urgent, possibly life-threatening, medical condition, such as acute appendicitis or trauma.