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Abdominal mass of unknown origin (Tumors or abscess seen on scans or on physical exam without a clear explanation.) |
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Abdominal pain of unknown origin (Patients with pain but all of the ancillary test dont explain the origin.) |
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Achalasia (Muscle weakness of esophagus preventing food from entering the stomach easily.) |
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Adrenal Gland tumors (can produce excessive levels of hormones that alter other areas of the body. Some are malignant but most are non-cancerous) |
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Appendicitis (acute infection involving the appendix) |
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Biliary Dyskinesia (obstruction of gall bladder not associated with gall stones) |
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Cancer of stomach, body and /or antrum (Cancer involving a portion of the middle or lower 1/3 of stomach) |
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Cancer of stomach, proximal (tumor located in upper 1/4 of stomach) |
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Cancer of the colon and rectum (All areas of colon and rectal cancer can be treated laparoscopically.) |
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Closure of colostomy and reconnect to rectum (colostomy performed when colon was removed and the bowel unprepared to be reconnected) |
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Colon - acquired diseases (such as diverticulosis and the complications from this disease.) |
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Colonic bleeding (major) (bleeding from either diverticulum on the colon, from abnormal blood vessels inside the interior called angiodsplasias. This kind of bleeding associated with large volume of blood loss) |
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Common Duct Obstruction (Obstruction of main bile duct due to stricture at the end of it or due to a tumor in the pancreas or duodenum.) |
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Common Duct Stones (stones that are passed from gall bladder into the main bile duct producing obstruction with infection and jaundice) |
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Crohn's disease (inflamatory disease of the small intestine and also involving the colon) |
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Duodenal polyps or tumor (non-cancerous) |
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Duodenal ulcer disease, chronic with pain or obstruction (pain that is un-responsive to medical therapy or obstruction that won't resolve with medical therapy) |
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Duodenal ulcer, bleeding (same treatment as Chronic duodenal ulcer disease) |
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Failure to Thrive (inability for one to eat because of obstruction of esophagus or inability eat otherewise. |
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Femoral Hernia (projection of abdominal tissues through defect in the groin area in the abdominal wall in lower groin area) |
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Gall bladder polyps (may cause obstruction of gall bladder thereby producing pain. In addition, polyps may develop into cancer) |
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Gall stones (stones in the gall bladder producing obstruction when the gall bladder tries to contract.) |
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Gastric (stomach) outlet obstruction (blockage of end of stomach by tumor, scar tissue, ulcer, or etc.) |
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Gastric (stomach) polyps, or masses (Non cancerous tumors in the stomach) |
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Gastric paresis (weak stomach muscle that won't contract and empty the stomach. Caused by either damaged to the vagus nerve of the stomach or due to diabetes.) |
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Gastric ulcer, benign (ulcer in stomach which has no cancer. Associated with pain or bleeding) |
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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (Inflamation of lower esophagus as a result of acid reflux from stomach.) |
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Hereditary Spherocytosis (genetic disease that affects wall of red blood cell causing the red cell to be removed by the spleen producing an anemia) |
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Hypersplenism (Enlarged spleen producing decrease in circulation blood products such as red blood cells, platelets, etc.) |
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Idiopathtic (immune) Thrombocytopenic Purpura (Low platelet levels brought about by excessive removal of platelets by spleen) |
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Incisional hernias (Projection of abdominal tissues through a defect at the site of a previous incision in the abdominal wall.) |
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Inflamatory bowel disease (IBD) of colon (such as Crohn's disease or Chronic Ulcerative Colitis) |
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Inflamatory bowel disease (IBD) of small intestine (Inflamatory disease involving small intestine such as Crohn's disease.) |
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Insussussception small bowel into colon (Small intestine inverts and passes into a portion of the beginning of the colon) |
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Jejunal (upper small bowel) Diverticuli (diverticuli protruding out from the small intestine - rarely associated with bleeding or rupture.) |
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Lymphoma (cancerous changes in lymph glands. May involve the lymph glands in the stomach. |
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Meckel's diverticulum (small appendage like projection on the small intestine - can be source of intestinal bleeding or perforation) |
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Myeloid metaplasia or myelofibrosis (anemia produced by abnormal sequestration of red cells by spleen) |
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Non - Hodgkin's lymphoma of spleen (Cancer of the lymphatic system that can involve the spleen) |
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Pancreatic tumors (Tumors both malignant or benign located in tail of pancreas) |
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Perforated Sigmoid Diverticulum (Rupture of diverticulum on sigmoid colon) |
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Perforated ulcer (duodenal or stomach) (Leakage into abdominal cavity from a rupture of an ulcer located in the duodenum or stomach) |
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Pseudocyst of Pancreas (fluid collection around pancreasing following trauma or inflamation) |
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Rectal prolapse (rectum prolapses out anus |
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Small Bowel Obstruction (Obstruction of intestinal flow caused by adhesions, infection, tumor, or gangrene) |
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Spleen rupture (traumatic disrubtion of spleen capsule) |
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Tumors of liver (malignant or benign) Malignant tumors may originate in the liver or spread from other areas such as cancer of colon, lung, pancreas, and stomach. Benign tumors such as hemangioma or cyst. |
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Tumors of small intestine (benign - such as lipomas; malignant - such as carcinoid, lymphoma, etc.) |
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Umbilical Hernia (Projection of intestinal contents through defect at navel) |
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Ventral Hernia (projection of abdominal tissues through defect in the groin area in the abdominal wall) |
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