Provided is a list of links to help you better understand your procedure:
General Surgery
Breast Cancer
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Breast Reconstruction
- National Cancer Institute: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool
- Mayo Clinic—Breast Cancer
- Mayo Clinic—Prophylactic Mastectomy
Thyroid/Parathyroid
- American Thyroid Association
- WebMD—Thyroid
- Endocrineweb.org—Thyroid Surgery
- Mayo Clinic—Thyroid Surgery
- Mayo Clinic—Hyperparathyroidism Treatment
Appendectomy
Hernia
- PubMed Health (National Library of Medicine)—Hernia
- WebMD—Hernia
- Mayo Clinic—Hiatal Hernia
- Mayo Clinic—Inguinal Hernia
- Mayo Clinic—Umbilical Hernia
Gallbladder
- WebMD—Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery
- Medline Plus—Open Gallbladder Surgery
- Mayo Clinic—Cholecystectomy (Gallbladder Removal)
- da Vinci Surgical System—General Surgery
GERD/Reflux Disease
- WebMD—Fundoplication Surgery
- Mayo Clinic—GERD Treatment
- Mayo Clinic—Fundoplication Surgery (Video)
- da Vinci Surgical System—General Surgery