At Surgery Associates of North Texas, our general surgeons provide services to the Denton and surrounding communities. Our highly-skilled team performs a wide range of vascular and general surgeries to meet your surgical needs.
Vascular
- Endovascular and open AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm) repair
- Carotid artery endarterectomy
- Endovascular carotid artery stenting
- Endovascular and open peripheral artery disease angioplasty, stenting, and bypass
- Endovascular thrombolysis / mechanical thrombectomy
- Endovascular renal artery angioplasty and stenting
- Repair of traumatic / injured vessels
- Dialysis access and revisions
- Endovascular dialysis access angioplasty and stenting
- Placement of tunneled dialysis access / intravenous catheters with ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance
Abdominal
- Laparoscopic / open appendectomy (appendix removal)
- Laparoscopic / open cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
- Laparoscopic / open hernia repair
- Laparoscopically-assisted colectomy(partial colon removal for cancer, tumor, diverticulitis, etc.)
- Laparoscopically-assisted enterectomy (partial bowel removal for blockage, cancer, Crohn's disease, etc.)
- Diagnostic laparoscopy (to evaluate abdominal pain, intraabdominal scarring)
- Lapascopic / open lysis of adhesions (releasing scars in the abdomen)
- Laparoscopic / open splenectomy (removal of spleen)
- Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (for gastric reflux disease unable to be treated with medications)
- Laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
- Laparoscopic / open gastrostomy or jejunostomy (feeding tube placement)
- Laparoscopic / open partial gastrectomy or Graham patch (partial stomach resection for tumor, bleeding, perforated ulcer repair)
Endocrine
- Thyroid surgery (removal of thyroid cancer, tumors)
- Parathyroid surgery (removal of hyperfunctioning glands, cancer)
- Laparoscopic / open adrenalectomy (removal of adrenal gland(s) for tumor or cancer)
Breast
- Lumpectomy / Wire-localization lumpectomy / Mastectomy / Modified Radical Mastectomy (removal of breast tissue or breast for breast cancer, DCIS)
- Sentinel lymph node excision / Lymphadenectomy (to stage and/or treat breast cancer / melanoma)
- Axillary lymph node dissection
Colorectal
- Laparoscopic-assisted colon cancer resections
- Laparoscopic colostomy creation
- Colostomy care / revisions
- Hemorrhoid management and operations - Stapled PPH or closed technique
- Exams Under Anesthesia
- Fistulotomy, Seton placements (to treat fistula-in-ano)
- Incision and Drainage of perianal abscess
- Sphincterotomy (chronic anal fissure)
Skin Cancer / Melanoma / Soft Tissue Tumors
- Excision of skin or soft tissue masses / tumors (removal of lipomas or pre-malignant/malignant lesions)
- Basal cell / Squamous cell cancer skin wide local excisions
- Melanoma excision / Sentinel node biopsy
- Incision and Drainage of abscess
Wound Care / Laceration Repair
- Wound debridement
- Skin grafts
Long-Term Venous Access
- Placement of tunneled intravenous catheters with ultrasound and fluoroscopic guidance (for long-term IV access for chemotherapy, prolonged IV antibiotics, frequent blood draws)