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What to Expect During Your Consultation

Your Surgery | Forms & Information

This is a series of consultations with surgery specialists at the University of California, San Diego. Each consult is a hypothetical conversation between patient and doctor, we present an example case that is a composite of the most common signs and symptoms we see in patients who have this problem, along with the standard exams and treatments we recommend in a typical case. Follow these links for sample consultations:

• Abdominal Aortic Aneurism
• Acoustic Neuroma
• Allergic Rhinitis
• Carotid Artery Stenosis
• Colon Cancer
• Colonoscopy
• Crohn's Disease
• Gall Bladder Surgery
• GERD
• Groin Hernia Repair
• Hemorrhoids
• Interstitial Cystitis
• Kidney Transplantation
• Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy
• Live Donor Kidney Transplant Surgery
• Liver Transplantation
• Liver Tumor Surgery
• Meniere's Disease
• Otosclerosis
• Peripheral Arterial Disease
• Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
• Robotic Surgery
• Septoplasty
• Septorhinoplasty
• Sore Throat
• Sinusitis and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

• Snoring and Sleep Apnea

• TMJ (Temporal Mandibular Joint Disease)

• Tonsillitis and Tonsillectomy