Surgical Jeopardy

Bariatric Surgery

Breast Surgery

Colorectal Surgery

General Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Vascular Surgery

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The calculation that uses your height and weight is know as what?

BMI - body mass index

BMI is an estimate of body fat and a good gauge of your risk for diseases that can occur with more body fat. The higher your BMI, the higher your risk for certain diseases such as heart disease, high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, gallstones, breathing problems and certain cancers.

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True or False

Less than 1% of all breast cancer cases develop in males.

True, although it is rare.

Some of the risk factors of male breast cancer include:

Breast cancer in a close female relative.

History of radiation exposure of the chest.

Enlargement of breast (gynecomastia).

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The lifetime risk of developing this type of cancer is 1 in 22 for men and 1 in 24 for women.

Colon cancer

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In the United States about 700,000 people have this organ removed each year.

Gallbladder

Once gallbladder disease is determined, our general surgeons offer advanced surgical and minimally invasive options to remove your gallbladder.

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Although it is an elective procedure, it is not considered cosmetic after a cancer diagnosis and is covered by insurance.

Breast reconstruction surgery.

Our Penn affiliated plastic and reconstructive surgeon performs the following:

Onco-reduction; performed in conjunction with a lumpectomy.

Implant reconstruction; saline or silicone implant to rebuild the breast after a mastectomy.

Autologous tissue; tissue obtained from another part of the patient's body to rebuild the breast.

DIEP flap; this procedure uses skin, fat and blood vessels that run deeper in the abdomen but not muscle.

TRAM; this procedure uses lower abdominal skin, fat and blood vessels and all or part of the underlying rectus abdominus muscle.

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What is the only way to detect tumors or nodules at an early and treatable stage?

Low dose CT lung cancer screening.

For more information on our high risk lung cancer screening, call 856-247-7393 or visit Virtua.org/lungscreening

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These small red or bluish-purple veins usually appear on the legs or thighs and share their name with an arachnid.

Spider veins

They may look like tree branches or spider webs.

Although some people find them unsightly, they usually do not cause any symptoms. Rarely they may cause a mild dull discomfort or burning sensation.

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What programs are offered by Virtua to patients who want to lose weight?

Diet and Wellness coaching

Medical weight-loss program

Bariatric Surgery

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Redness, swelling, tenderness and warmth can be symptoms of what?

Mastitis, breast abscess, breast infection or in rare cases, inflammatory breast cancer.

Although these symptoms may not be alarming, they should not be ignored. Early diagnosis is essential.

Our breast surgeons are all equipped to do same day biopsies in-office to determine the diagnosis.

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This is one of the most common ailments in both men and women which approximately 10% - 20% will require surgical treatment for their condition.

Hemorrhoids

If conservative treatments don't work our colorectal surgeons offer in-office surgical intervention with local anesthesia, painless banding ligation (rubber banding) or hemorrhoidectomy which is a same-day procedure.

The location and severity of the hemorrhoid will determine which procedure is best for the patient.

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What are these names associated with?

Hiatal

Incisional

Inguinal (groin)

Umbilical

Ventral

Hernia

Our general surgeons offer the following techniques which result in reduced pain and discomfort, faster recovery time to return to normal activities, smaller incisions resulting in reduced risk of infection and minimal scaring.

Laparoscopic Surgery - this procedure uses 1 camera and a 2D view.

Robotic surgery - this procedure uses 2 high resolution fiber optic cameras, a 3D view and 10x magnification.

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A procedure after breast reconstructive surgery, this option helps provide emotional and physical recovery.

Nipple restoration

There are two options available to patients:

Surgical creation of a nipple on a reconstructed breast. As an additional enhancement our breast program offers 3D nipple and areola tattooing in-office through Sauler Institute.

3D nipple and areola tattooing can also be performed on patients who have not opted for the nipple reconstruction procedure.

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Lung cancer affects both men and women.

Do you think that it is more prevalent in one gender than another?

Lung cancer is more prevalent in men.

In New Jersey in 2015, there were 5,930 new cases of Lung and Bronchus cancer. For every 100,000 people, 55 Lung and Bronchus cancer cases were reported.

The same year, there were 3,779 people who died of Lung and Bronchus cancer. For every 100,000 people in New Jersey, 35 died of Lung and Bronchus cancer.

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These are twisted veins that can be blue, red, or purple. The larger veins may appear ropelike and make the skin bulge out.

Varicose veins

Any vein may become varicose, but the veins most commonly affected are those in your legs and feet. That's because standing and walking upright increases the pressure in the veins of your lower body.