Info Sheets on Operations & Conditions

PATIENT INFORMATION SHEETS ON OPERATIONS & CONDITIONS

Dr PS Rautenbach Surgery provide the following information sheets on procedures that explain the details of your surgery and what to expect on the day of the procedure.

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AMPUTATION:

Above the Knee
Below The Knee
Through Knee
Toe and Forefoot

BREAST:

Breast Lumpectomy
Mastecomy & Axillary Clearance
Sentinel Node Biopsy
Wide Local Excision/ Imaging-Assisted WLE

COLORECTAL:

Anal fistula Surgery
Anterior resection of rectum
APR (Abdomino-Perineal Resection)
Banding of Haemorrhoids
Bowel Fistula repair
Closure of Loop Colostomy
Closure of Loop Ileostomy
Diverticular Disease Surgery / Laparoscopic
Haemorrhoidectomy (piles)
Hemicolectomy: Open/Laparoscopic
Peri -anal abscess
Peri -anal Fissure
Polypectomy
Reversal Hartmann's Procedure
Stoma Closure
Sub-Total Colectomy
Surgery-for-IBD

ENDOCRINE:

Adrenalectomy
Nephrectomy
Parathyroidectomy
Sub-Total Thyroidectomy
Thoracoscopic Sympathectomy
Total Thyroidectomy

ENDOSCOPY:

Colonoscopy
Bowel Prep before your Colonoscopy
Stool Chart
Inserting an Oesophageal Stent
PEG (feeding gastrostomy tube)
Upper GI Endoscopy (Gastroscopy)
Upper GI Endoscopy & Dilatation

GENERAL:

Abscess Incision and Drainage
Appendisectomy
Benign Skin Lesion/Lumps Removed
Cholecystectomy and Exploration of Bile Duct
Emergency Laparotomy and Splenectomy
Ingrowing Toenail
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Lap Heller's Cardiomyotomy
Open Cholecystectomy
Pancreatectomy Distal
Pilonidal Sinus
Splenectomy
Staging Laparoscopy for Cancer
Whipple's Resection - Pancreaticoduodenectomy

HERNIA'S:

Epigastric Hernia
Femoral Hernia open/laparoscopic repair
Hiatus Hernia repair
Incisional Hernia - open / laparoscopic repair
Inguinal Hernia - open/laparoscopic repair
Paraumbilical / Umbilical hernia repair

HEAD & NECK:

Biopsy and excision of tongue lesions
Neck Dissections
Parotidectomy
Submandibular Gland excision

PAEDIATRICS:

Abscess incision and drainage
Appendisectomy
Circumcision
Colonoscopy
Emergency surgery scrotum pain
Epigastric hernia repair
Hydrocele repair
Ingrowing toenail
Inguinal hernia repair
Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Orchidopexy for palpable testicle
PEG
Pyloromyotomy
Umbilical hernia repair
Upper GI Endoscopy
Upper GI Endoscopy and Dilatation

UPPER -GIT:

Lap excision of a gastric GIST
Nissen Fundoplication Laparoscopic
Partial gastrectomy
Total gastrectomy

VASCULAR:

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm repair
Aorto - Femoral-bypass-Graft
Aorto-Iliac Graft
Axillo-Femoral-bypass Graft
Femoral Endarterectomy
Femoro - Femoral Graft
Femoro Popliteal Bypass Graft
Foam Sclerotherapy
Varicose veins surgery

CONDITIONS:

Pruritus Ani

PREVENTION:

Blood Clot Prevention (DVT)
Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Avoiding Surgical Site Infection