Clear information for better surgical decisions.

I Have Gallstones. Now What?

Gallstones found on an ultrasound do not always require surgery. The next step depends on whether they are silent, causing typical attacks, or producing complications.

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Robotic Groin Hernia Surgery in Los Angeles

Robotic groin (inguinal) hernia repair is a small-incision approach controlled by the surgeon. Learn what the platform can add and what it cannot promise.

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Robotic & Minimally Invasive Surgery

How robotic, laparoscopic, and open approaches differ—and why the operation should be selected for the individual patient rather than the platform name.

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4 Signs of Gallbladder Problems

Four symptom patterns that can point toward gallbladder disease, plus the warning signs that should prompt urgent medical evaluation.

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Do I Have Appendicitis? Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Appendicitis can cause worsening right-lower abdominal pain, nausea, fever and loss of appetite. Learn how it is diagnosed and how treatment is individualized.

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That Lump Under Your Surgical Scar May Be an Incisional Hernia

A bulge near a prior abdominal incision may be a prior-incision (incisional) hernia. Learn how it is diagnosed and how the use and placement of mesh are individualized.

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Should You Get a Lumpectomy or Mastectomy?

For many patients with early-stage breast cancer or DCIS—a noninvasive cancer contained within the milk ducts—lumpectomy plus radiation and mastectomy offer equivalent long-term survival.

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What Is an Inguinal Hernia?

An updated guide to groin (inguinal) hernia symptoms, diagnosis, observation, mesh, and repair through one larger incision or several small incisions.

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When Is Surgery Considered for Crohn’s Disease?

Crohn’s disease is usually treated with medicine, but a narrowed bowel, an abnormal tunnel, a pocket of infection, or symptoms that do not improve can make surgery part of the plan.

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Gallbladder Polyps: Are They Cancer and How Are They Treated?

Most small gallbladder polyps are noncancerous. Learn how size, shape, growth, symptoms, and risk factors influence whether a polyp needs observation, repeat ultrasound, or surgical consultation.

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Pilonidal Cyst Symptoms, Treatment, and Surgery

Pilonidal disease can cause pain, drainage, small skin tunnels, or recurring pockets of infection near the tailbone. Learn how a sudden infection and an ongoing problem are treated differently.

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Do You Need Repeat Surgery After Lumpectomy?

A close tissue edge, called a margin, does not always mean another operation is needed. Learn how the standards differ for invasive cancer and DCIS, a noninvasive cancer within the milk ducts.

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What Is a Laparoscopic Hernia Repair, and Is It Right for You?

Laparoscopic hernia repair uses a camera and several small incisions. Learn when it can be useful and why open, laparoscopic, and robotic approaches should be chosen patient by patient.

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