General Procedures
Below is a list of general surgeries Dr. Turnquest performs. Most procedures are done via minimally invasive or laparoscopic approach.
- Access for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis
 Adrenalectomy (removal of adrenal glands)- Amputations
- Antireflux surgery
- Appendectomy
- Bowel obstruction
- Breast
- Axillary node dissection including sentinal (or directed) biopsy
- Breast conservation (lumpectomy)
- Mastectomy
- Cholecystectomy (removal of gallbladder)
- Colon surgery - benign or malignant disease
- Common bile duct exploration
- Gastric Neurostimulator for severe gastroparesis
- Hemorrhoidectomy
- Hiatal hernia repair
- Inguinal hernia repair
- Lymph node biopsies
- Myotomy for esophageal achalasia
- Percutaneous/open endoscopic gastrostomy
- Port-a-cath placement (for chemotherapy)
- Procedures for ulcer disease
- Skin cancers
- Basal cell carcinoma
- Melanoma w/or w/o sentinal lymphbiopsy
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Spleenectomy (removal of the spleen)
- Surgery on pancreas for cancer
- Thyroidectomy/Parathyroiectomy (one of few surgeons utilizing video assistance to decrease incision size and reduce complication)
- Tracheotomy
- Ventral hernia repair
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