General Surgery

The surgical treatment of soft tissue disorders such as in the stomach, intestine, skin, breast etc.

General Surgery treatments at Ramsay Health Care UK include: 

• Abscess Incision and Drainage
  Surgery to drain an Abscess
• Anti reflux surgery
  Surgery to treat acid reflux
• Appendicectomy Surgery
  Surgery to remove the appendix
• Surgery for Anal Fistula
  Surgery to treat Anal Fistulas
• Bronchoscopy
  Bronchoscopy is a procedure to look for any problems inside the airways (bronchi) using a flexible telescope
• Cholecystectomy and examination of Bile Duct
  Surgery to remove bile duct stones
• Open Cholecystectomy
  Surgery to remove gall bladder stones
• Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
  Keyhole surgery to remove gall stones from the gallbladder
• Colorectal Treatment
  Speciality concerning the investigation and treatment of the Colon
• Colonoscopy
  A colonoscopy is a procedure to look at the inside of the large bowel (colon) using a flexible telescope
• Diagnostic Laparoscopy
  A diagnostic laparoscopy is an operation to look at the abdominal and pelvic organs using a small telescope (laparoscope)
• Endoscopy
  Investigating inside the body for medical reasons
• ERCP
  An ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatogram) is a procedure to look for any problems in your bile duct or pancreatic duct using a flexible telescope and x-ray dye
• Excision of a Ganglion
  Surgery to remove a ganglion (a lump under the skin that contains fluid.
• Haemorroidectomy
  Surgery to remove Haemorrhoids
• Hernia repair (female)
  Surgery to treat an inguinal hernia in a female
• Femoral Hernia 
  Surgery to repair a femoral hernia
• Hernia Repair (Open Incisional)
  Incisional hernia surgery to repair a Hernia
• Hernia Repair (Open Inguinal)
  Surgery to treat a hernia
• Hernia Repair (open inguinal) Female
  Surgery to treat an inguinal hernia in a female
• Hernia Repair (Paraumbilical and umbilical)
  Surgery to treat an umblical hernia
• Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TAPP)
  Surgery to treat an hernia via a laparoscopy
• Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair (TEP)
  Surgery to treat an hernia via a laparoscopy.
• Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication
  Surgery to treat Acid reflux
• Parathyroidectomy
  Surgery to remove an enlarged parathyroid gland.
• Removing benign skin lesions (under local anaesthetics)
  Surgical removal of skin lesions such as cysts, lipoma, skin tags and moles.
• Sphincterotomy (Lateral Internal)
  Surgery to treat an anal fissure.
• Surgery for pilonidal sinus
  Surgery to remove the pilonidal sinus.
• Thyroidectomy (for Goitre)
  Surgery to treat an enlarged thyroid gland
• Thyroidectomy (for Nodule)
  Surgery to remove a thyroid lump (Nodule)
• Total thyroidectomy (for thyrotoxicosis)
  Surgery to remove the thyroid.
• Transbronchial Biopsy
  A transbronchial biopsy is a procedure to perform a lung biopsy (removing a small piece of lung tissue)
• Varicose Veins Surgery
  Surgery to treat varicose veins.