Dr. Crutchfield offers advanced surgical techniques, including endoscopic, laparoscopic (“band-aid”) solutions, to treat a wide variety of problems. He also offers traditional surgical options. His areas of expertise include:

• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gallbladder removal)
• Surgery for breast disease
• Laparoscopic hernia repair
• State-of-the-art, in-office, Toshiba ultrasonography for breast, thyroid, & gallbladder disease
• Minimally invasive vacuum-assisted core breast biopsy (Bard Vacora)
• Colon cancer screening (“colonoscopy”) and diagnosis, and treatment, of acid-reflux disease

Major surgery. Minor incisions.

Imagine a camera the diameter of a pencil becoming your surgeon’s eye. Instruments no bigger than a paper clip serving as his hands. Complex surgery performed with dramatically smaller incisions. “Band-aid” surgery that gives you more benefits with fewer drawbacks than conventional surgery. You might think this is tomorrow’s technology, but it’s available today at Dr. Crutchfield’s office. It’s called laparoscopic surgery — also known as minimally invasive surgery. This method, performed with a fiber-optic videoscope and other very small instruments, offers you many benefits over traditional surgery. Everything from a shorter hospital stay and reduced pain to a quicker recovery, fewer complications and less scarring. Dr. Crutchfield performs laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery for many conditions, including:

• Gallbladder problems
• Appendicitis
• Intestinal diseases & stomach cancer
• Hernia repair
• Diseases of the colon & rectum
• Acid-reflux disease
• Splenectomy (open & laparoscopic-assisted)
• Emergency & trauma surgery