Procedures Preformed by Dr. Thane A. Blinman, MD

• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Colectomy
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophagomyotomy
• Excision of Rectal Tumor
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or ParaEsophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• ParaEsophageal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Port Placements or Replacements
• Proctectomy, Open or Laparoscopic (incl. Swenson and Duhamel Procedures)
• Removal of Reproductive Organs (Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy, Salpingectomy, Salpingo-Oophorectomy, Resection of Peritoneal Malignancy)
• Renal Transplant and Nephrectomy
• Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) or Thoracotomy