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Gallbladder Surgery

A

Gastroenterologist

or

General Surgeon

will normally perform a

Cholecystectomy

which is the surgical procedure to remove your gallbladder. A cholecystectomy may be necessary if you experience pain from

gallstones

,

gallbladder

inflammation or

pancreatitis

due to gallstones. The procedure is most commonly performed by inserting a tiny video camera and special surgical tools through four small incisions to see inside your abdomen and remove the gallbladder. Doctors call this a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. In some cases, the gallbladder will need to be removed with one large incision. This is called an open cholecystectomy.
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Dr Andrew Ing

Hawkes Bay

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Colorectal Surgery, Endoscopy, Gall Bladder, Hernia, Laparoscopic Surgery, Lumps & Bumps surgery . . . .

Bernard McEntee

Hawkes Bay

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General Surgery, Colon Cancer, Diverticular Disease & Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Haemorrhoids, Anal Fissures & Fistula in Ano . . . .

A/Prof Grant Christey

Waikato Region

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Grant Christey is a Consultant Surgeon with broad experience and skills in General, Hepatobiliary and Trauma Surgery. Grant was born and raised in the . . .

Paul Samson

Southland

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General, Breast and Endoscopic Surgeon. Consultant General Surgeon. Paul Samson is a Consultant General Surgeon in Public and Private practice in Invercargill . . .

Dr Diederik Meylemans

Auckland Region

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Gallbladder surgery for gallstones & gallbladder problems Abdominal hernia surgery: umbilical, para-umbilical, inguinal/femoral/groin, epigastric, spigelian . . . .

Dr Nicola Davis

Bay of Plenty

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Nicola Davis is a Consultant Breast & General Surgeon with subspecialty training & experience in Oncoplastic Breast Surgery . . . .

Mr Atul Dhabuwala

Wellington, Manawatu Region, Wairarapa

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All Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery including Laparoscopic Anti-Reflux / Hiatus Hernia Surgery, Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Surgery, Laparoscopic Hernia Surgery, Laparoscopic Bowel Surgery . . .

Mr Barnaby Smith

Barnaby Smith is a Bariatric, General and Endoscopic Surgeon with specialist interest in Bariatric Surgery, Upper Gastrointestinal, Melanoma, Laparoscopy and hernia repair. . .

Prof Tim Eglinton

Canterbury

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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery, Laparoscopic Hernia Repair & Cholecystectomy, Colonoscopy & Upper GI Endoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease. . . .

Mr Todd Hore

Canterbury

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Todd is a specialist General and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgeon. His special interests are liver, pancreas and advanced biliary surgery...

Mr Rowan French

Waikato Region

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Gastrointestinal & Endocrine Surgeon, Metabolic Surgery, Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery, Endoscopy . . . .

Gowan Creamer

Waikato Region, Auckland Region, Hauraki–Coromandel Region

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General Surgeon, Colonoscopy, Gallbladder Surgery, General Surgery, Haemorrhoids & Fissure Surgery, Pilonidal Surgery, Hernia Repair . . . .

Dr Alex Dalzell

Wellington

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General & Colorectal Surgeon, Colonoscopy, Laparoscopic colorectal surgery, Bowel cancer, Haemorrhoids, fistula & other anorectal problems, Pelvic floor disorders . . . .

Dr Peter Carr-Boyd

Specialist surgical care for cancer and other conditions of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, adrenals and stomach including weight loss . . . .

Auckland Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic bariatric surgery including: Gastric Bypass, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Re-Operative Surgery, Management of complicated cases, Upper GI Surgery for Cancer . . .

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