General Surgery

Florida Hospital offers a variety of elite procedures for your surgical needs, treating an array of conditions, and in many cases, using a laparoscopic (minimally invasive) approach.
With advanced technology and highly trained surgeons, laparoscopic surgeries allow your body to heal much faster. For you, this means significant benefits over traditional surgeries, including:

• Less Pain
• Less Scarring
• Less Recovery Time
• Less Risk of Infection
• Less Time in the Hospital

General Surgery is a specialty in which board-certified surgeons are highly trained in the following procedures:

Breast Surgery
Non-cosmetic breast surgeries, specifically the surgical treatment of breast cancer, abnormal mammograms, palpable breast masses and atypical nipple discharges.

• Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: removes the lymph nodes under the arm
• Biopsy: removes breast tissue
• Lumpectomy: removes cancerous lump in the breast
• Mastectomy: removes one or both breasts
• Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: removes the lymph node that specifically drains the breast

Colorectal Surgery
Surgeries of the colon or rectum to treat diverticulitis, chronic ulcerative colitis, endometriosis, sigmoid volvulus, constipation, rectal prolapse and colon cancer.

• Colectomy: removes a portion of or the entire colon

Skin and Soft Tissue Surgery
Surgeries of the skin and soft tissue, including treatment of melanoma, sarcoma, complicated soft tissue infections and chronic wounds.

Gastrointestinal Surgery
Surgeries of the appendix, gallbladder, esophagus, spleen and stomach.

• Appendectomy: removes appendix
• Cholecystectomy: removes gallbladder
• Gastrostomy: insertion of a feeding tube through the abdomen wall and into the stomach.
• Lysis of adhesions: removes abnormal scar tissue between abdominal organs
• Nissen Fundoplication: alleviates chronic heartburn and acid reflux which cannot be treated via medication or through lifestyle change
• Small bowel resection: removes all or parts of the small intestine
• Splenectomy: removes splee

Endocrine Surgery
Surgeries of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands.

• Thyroidectomy: removes all or part of the thyroid gland
• Parathyroidectomy: removes all or part of the parathyroid glands
• Adrenalectomy: removes one or both adrenal glands

Exploratory Diagnostic Surgery
Surgery to find a diagnosis for an ailment or to locate cancer.

Hernia Surgery
Surgical repair of femoral, inguinal, umbilical, incisional and hiatal hernias.

Liver Surgery
Surgery of the liver.

• Partial Hepatectomy: removes tumor or part of the liver

Oncology Surgery
Surgery to remove cancer, specifically colorectal, endocrine, gastric, liver, melanoma, pancreatic and sarcoma cancers.

For more information on how our general surgeons can treat you, or for a physician referral, call 407-303-DOCS.