General Surgery

General surgery is a specialty that focuses on your abdominal area which includes your esophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, gallbladder, appendix, liver, pancreas and rectum. At Mountain West Medical Group, Dr. Blaine Cashmore offers clinical expertise in these areas as well as breast and lesions. Common, but painful, issues like gallbladder problems, hernias and hemorrhoids can often be taken care of with relatively simple surgeries. And, because Dr. Cashmore specializes in minimally invasive (laparoscopic) surgical techniques, procedures typically result in less pain, minimal scarring and faster recoveries. In most cases, patients can go home the same day the surgery is performed – allowing them to feel better and get back to their loved ones.

Common procedures include:

• Hernia Repair
• Hemorrhoidectomy
• Gallbladder surgery for gallstones
• Colonoscopy
• Upper GI endoscopy
• GERD treatment
• TIF procedure for reflux disease/GERD
• Appendectomy
• Skin lesion and cyst removal
• Breast biopsy