General Surgery

Q: What conditions and body parts do general surgeons treat?

General surgery at Brookings Health System focuses on procedures for the abdomen , including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine (small bowel), colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts, appendix, and thyroid. Our general surgeons also treat diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, hernias, and trauma .

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General surgery focuses on surgical procedures performed in the abdomen, including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts, appendix and thyroid. General surgery also deals with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, trauma, and hernias.

Our general surgeons can perform many procedures laparoscopically or robotically. Some of the most common general surgery procedures include:

Appendectomy to remove the appendix
Breast Biopsy
Cholecystectomy to remove the gallbladder, including da Vinci gall bladder surgery
Colonoscopy
Hemorrhoidectomy to remove hemmorrhoids
Hernia repairs
Mastectomy to remove all or part of the breast

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General surgery at Brookings Health System focuses on procedures for the abdomen, including the esophagus, stomach, small intestine (small bowel), colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts, appendix, and thyroid. Our general surgeons also treat diseases involving the skin, breast, soft tissue, hernias, and trauma.

Common general surgery procedures at Brookings Health System include appendectomies, breast biopsies, cholecystectomies (gallbladder removal), colonoscopies, hemorrhoidectomies, hernia repairs,and EGD.

Yes. General surgeons can perform many procedures laparoscopically or robotically, including da Vinci gallbladder surgery and da Vinci hernia repair.

Doctor appointments for general surgery services are available at the Medical Plaza, located at 310 22nd Ave., Brookings, SD 57006 and connected directly to Brookings Hospital. General surgery procedures are performed in the same-day surgical area at Brookings Hospital. To contact Avera Medical Group Specialty Care, please call (605) 696-2700.

The general surgery team at Brookings Health System includes Andrew Chontos, M.D. and Theresa Oey, M.D.

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