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Procedures & Facilities

Procedures

Below is a list of our more common general and vascular surgical procedures. Advanced laparoscopic and robotic techniques are a possible option for some of these procedures.

  • Appendectomy (for appendicitis)
  • Breast Surgery
    • Balloon Implantation

      (for breast cancer treatment with radiation)

    • Cyst Aspiration
    • Surgical Biopsy
    • Breast Cancer Surgery
    • Mass Needle Biopsy
  • Colon (for diseases, including cancer, of the large intestine)
  • Cholecystectomy (for gall bladder removal)
  • Fistula Creation (for hemodialysis)
  • Gastric (to treat ulcers, mass, or cancer in the stomach)
  • Hernia Repair (inguinal, femoral, incisional, umbilical, or ventral)
  • Hiatal Hernia Repair (for reflux disease)
  • Intestinal (to treat masses or inflammatory bowel disease in the small intestine)
  • Liver (for masses, including cancer)
  • Lymph Node Biopsy (for abnormally enlarged lymph nodes)
  • Parathyroid (for masses, including cancer)
  • Pancreas (for masses, including cancer)
  • Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy (for breast cancer and melanoma)
  • Soft Tissue Mass Removal (for non-specific lumps)
  • Splenectomy (to remove the spleen)
  • Thyroid (for masses, including cancer)
  • Vascular Surgery
    • Aneurysm Repair (to treat enlarged major arteries which may be at risk of rupturing or clotting off)
    • Angiograms, Angioplasties, and Arterial Stenting

      (to diagnose and treat circulation issues of the legs)

    • Arterial Bypass (to improve circulation in the legs)
    • Carotid Endarterectomy (to remove potential blockage in the main artery providing circulation to the brain)
    • Venous Closures and Vein Stripping

      (to treat venous insufficiency)

  • Wound Care (for ulcerations or wounds, which may require frequent cleaning with surgery)

Facilities

The board certified surgeons of Somerset Surgical Associates perform surgeries out of the following state-of the-art facilities. Some minor general and vascular procedures may be performed at our patient office.

Robert Wood Johnson

University Hospital Somerset

110 Rehill Ave

Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 685-2200

http://www.rwjuh.edu

Raritan Valley

Surgery Center

100 Franklin Square Drive

Suite 100

Somerset, NJ 08873

(732) 560-1000

www.raritansurgery.com

Somerset Ambulatory

Surgery Center

1 Highway 206 North

Somerville, NJ 08876

(908) 393-8360

www.sasctr.com