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There are many reasons your physician
may recommend surgery.
An operation may help relieve pain,
improve movement, or even save your life.
An operation can also help to diagnose
a problem—such as when a biopsy
helps a doctor detect cancer or
another disease.
Surgery restores health, quality of life
Two general categories describe
surgeries:
outpatient
and
inpatient
.
Outpatient procedures allow the patient
to return home the same day as the
surgery. Inpatient surgeries require the
patient to stay in the hospital for one or
more days after the procedure.
Surgical
SURGICAL ADVANCES
Improvements in technology, as well as
the training and skill of physicians, have
changed the way many surgeries are
performed.
One reason patients can return
home so quickly today, as compared
to in the past, is the increased use
of minimally invasive procedures.
During minimally invasive surgery,
to toe.
Ear, nose and throat surgery
ACMC offers comprehensive care
for conditions of the ears, nose and
throat, including sinuses, tonsils,
adenoids and ears. This includes
nasal blockage or deformity,
sinusitis, swallowing disorders,
tonsillitis, hearing problems, vocal
chord problems, and more.
Gastroenterology surgery
ACMC’s gastroenterologists offer
a variety of surgical options
performed on the digestive system.
Common procedures include
colostomy, colonoscopy and removal
of polyps, as well as treatment of
THE SURGICAL EXPERTISE
available
at Ashtabula County Medical Center
(ACMC) has you covered from head
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