Procedures Preformed by Dr. Walter J. Chwals, MD

• Adrenalectomy
• Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
• Appendectomy, Open
• Colectomy
• Decortication and Pleurectomy
• Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
• Esophagectomy (Esophagogastrostomy, Esophagojejunostomy)
• Esophagomyotomy
• Excision of Breast Tumor
• Fistulectomy or Fistulotomy, Anal
• Gallbladder Removal (Cholecystectomy), Laparoscopic
• Hepatectomy
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Laparoscopic
• Inguinal Hernia Repair, Open
• Laparotomy
• Lobectomy, Open
• Lung Removal (Partial or Complete): Open, or Resection of Lung Tumor: Open
• Lymph Node Biopsy or Excision
• Open Diaphragmatic and-or Paraesophageal Hiatal Hernia Repair
• Open Thymectomy
• 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)
• Repair of Anal and Rectal Defects (Anoplasty, Repair of Imperforate Anus, Sphincteroplasty, Rectal Graft)
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Splenectomy and Splenorrhaphy
• Thoracoscopic Lobectomy
• Thoracoscopic Segmentectomy