What are the adrenal glands? The left adrenal gland sometimes must be removed via laparoscopic adrenalectomy because of cancer or other problems. The adrenal glands are triangular glands located above the kidneys. They provide essential hormones that control the body's fluid and salt regulation. They also produce hormones that control our fear, anger, blood pressure, muscle development, sexual drive and...
What Are the Side Effects of Having Your Right Adrenal Gland Removed?
What is adrenal gland? The laparoscopic removal of the right adrenal gland may be necessary because of tumors or other conditions. The adrenal glands are triangular glands located above the kidneys. They provide essential hormones that control the body's fluid and salt regulation. They also produce hormones that control our fear, anger, blood pressure, muscle development, sexual drive and sugar...
How Long Does a Nissen Fundoplication Surgery Take? Complications
What is Nissen’s fundoplication? The surgery may take around three hours, after which a patient may take a few more hours to recover from anesthesia. A Nissen fundoplication is a surgical procedure that treats gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), commonly known as acid reflux disease or hiatus hernia. The surgery is named after the surgeon who first performed it, Dr. Rudolph Nissen. It may be performed...
How Long Does an Open Inguinal Hernia Repair Take?
What does an inguinal hernia mean? Open inguinal surgery is generally performed by a general surgeon. The surgery may be done under regional or general anesthesia. An inguinal hernia is the bulging fatty tissue or a part of the bowel (such as the intestine) that pushes through a weakened area or defect in the abdomen near the groin. The hernia...
How Do You Treat a Bacterial Pink Eye?
What are the symptoms of pink eye? The pink eye often improves in two to five days, however, it can take up to two weeks to go away completely. The picture is by Bigstock Pink eye (conjunctivitis) may happen when the conjunctiva (the clear tissue covering the white part of your eye and the inside of your eyelids) is irritated by an infection...
How Do You Treat a Swollen Eyelid? 15 Causes
What causes a swollen eyelid? Applying a compress: Put a clean, wet cloth on your eyes twice a day for 15 minutes. Use a warm (hot) compress if the problem is due to a stye. You get a swollen eyelid when the area around your eyes gets filled with fluid. The condition is also commonly called “puffy eyes.” Your eyelids...
How Do You Give a Mandibular Nerve Block Injection?
What is a mandibular nerve block? A mandibular nerve block numbs parts of the mouth and face in preparation for surgery. A mandibular nerve block is a procedure to numb the lower jaw (mandible) and a part of the mouth and tongue. An anesthetic solution is injected adjacent to the mandibular nerve to block the transmission of pain signals from...
How Do You Give a Mandibular Nerve Block Injection?
What is a mandibular nerve block? A mandibular nerve block numbs parts of the mouth and face in preparation for surgery. A mandibular nerve block is a procedure to numb the lower jaw (mandible) and a part of the mouth and tongue. An anesthetic solution is injected adjacent to the mandibular nerve to block the transmission of pain signals from...
Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Treatment, Causes & Symptoms
Hidradenitis suppurativa (acne inversa) facts Share Your Story Hidradenitis suppurativa is a condition in which there are multiple abscesses that form under the armpits and often in the groin area. These areas are a result of local inflammation of the sweat glands. Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that most often affects the skin of the armpits and...
How Do the COVID-19 Coronavirus Tests Work?
What test methods to doctors use to detect and diagnose COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)? There are two kinds of tests necessary for a complete picture of your COVID-19 coronavirus infection status: genetic and immunoglobulin. Tests for coronavirus may use two methods to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus, the cause of COVID-19 disease, a debilitating and potentially deadly viral pneumonia. The tests are: genomic detection-based (molecular)...