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Dr. Michael Thorpe, M.D.
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Dr. Michael Thorpe is a general surgeon practicing in Philadelphia, PA. Dr. Thorpe specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Thorpe provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Dr. Michael Thorpe, M.D.
- Muncie, IN
- Accepting new patients
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Duodenal perforation?
It depends on if they did the operation through small incisions or big incisions. If it was small incisions, you will be able to get back to work doing at least some light duty. READ MORE
It depends on if they did the operation through small incisions or big incisions. If it was small incisions, you will be able to get back to work doing at least some light duty. If it was for a big incision you should not do any work for several weeks. If it’s small incisions, then slowly start doing activities before getting into doing really aggressive farm work.
Where is the incision for liver surgery?
It depends on what kind of liver surgery, but for the most part, if there is a large surgery to be done on the liver, a right upper quadrant incision is performed and possibly READ MORE
It depends on what kind of liver surgery, but for the most part, if there is a large surgery to be done on the liver, a right upper quadrant incision is performed and possibly a chevron incision depending on the size of the surgery.
What happens if a hernia is left untreated?
It depends. If it is an inguinal hernia, it is known that it can become incarcerated. That means that the contents get stuck in it and it cannot go back in without medical help. READ MORE
It depends. If it is an inguinal hernia, it is known that it can become incarcerated. That means that the contents get stuck in it and it cannot go back in without medical help. Also, if left untreated, the hernia will always get bigger. Sometimes slowly, but always get larger.
Is it normal to have pain months after hernia surgery?
What kind of hernia surgery did you have? It is not uncommon to have some discomfort that lasts, but not significant pain.
