General surgery in San Pedro Sula: gallbladder and appendicitis

01 — Gallbladder

Gallbladder surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy)

Gallstones are common and not all of them require surgery. The indication appears when they produce symptoms — the typical biliary colic — or when they have caused a complication.

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for symptomatic gallstone disease: the gallbladder is removed through small incisions, generally with a short hospital stay.

• Typical symptomIntense pain in the upper abdomen or under the right ribs, which may radiate to the back or right shoulder, frequently after fatty meals.
• When surgery is indicatedStones producing symptoms, or that have caused complications such as gallbladder inflammation, pancreatitis, or stones passing into the bile duct.
• Stones without symptomsGenerally do not require immediate surgery. There are exceptions, assessed individually.
• Warning signPain that does not settle, fever, yellowing of skin or eyes, or dark urine. Requires urgent evaluation.

02 — Appendicitis

Acute appendicitis and abdominal surgical emergencies

Acute appendicitis is a surgical emergency and its treatment is not postponed. Abdominal pain that begins around the navel and settles in the lower right abdomen, with nausea, loss of appetite and fever, requires immediate evaluation.

It is not a condition to wait out at home or manage with painkillers: delay increases the risk of perforation and complications. If suspected, evaluation should be the same day.

03 — Scope

Other general surgery procedures

Beyond the abdominal wall, the practice covers common general and laparoscopic surgery procedures, as well as abdominal surgical emergencies requiring timely resolution.

On what is not offered: the practice does not include thyroid surgery. And although soft tissue lesions such as lipomas are treated when a patient specifically requests it or arrives referred, that is not the focus of this practice — the focus is the abdominal wall.