Healing Happens Here

Who we are

The North Texas Surgical Group physicians, whom you’ve known and trusted since 2003, are dedicated to providing high-quality, compassionate care to Wichita Falls and the surrounding communities. All surgeons are Board-Certified by the American College of Surgeons and pride themselves on utilizing state-of-the-art, minimally invasive surgical techniques to ensure the shortest possible recovery times.

Our Services

Breast Surgery

  • Vacuum-Assisted Breast biopsy

    If breast imaging demonstrates areas of concern within the breast tissue, Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy (VABB) can be used to remove a sample of the tissue. Your surgeon inserts a vacuum-powered probe into the lesion. Then, they use gentle suction to pull a sample of the tumor lesion into the probe’s chamber, allowing them to obtain a sample of tissue for diagnosis.

    Localized Excisional Biopsy and Lumpectomy

    Depending on the size of the lesion, wire localization may be needed. Using real-time X-ray imaging a thin wire is inserted through your breast into the lump. During your surgery, the wire shows your surgeon the area to remove.

  • A lumpectomy removes a mass, which can be benign or cancerous, along with some of the surrounding tissue.

    Localized Lumpectomy

    Depending on the size of the lesion, wire localization may be needed. Using real-time X-ray imaging, a thin wire is inserted through your breast into the lump. During your surgery, the wire shows your surgeon the area to remove.

  • You may need a mastectomy to remove all or part of your breast if you have been diagnosed with breast cancer or have been found to have a higher-than-average risk of developing breast cancer in the future.

Colorectal Surgery

  • Colorectal surgery is often the best treatment for many health conditions in your rectum and colon. The skilled surgeons at North Texas Surgical Group use the latest technologies and have a proven record of success.

  • North Texas Surgical Group has extensive experience performing colorectal surgery for conditions such as:

    • Colon cancer

    • Anal fissures/fistulas

    • Crohn’s disease

    • Ulcerative colitis

    • Hemorrhoids

    • Diverticular disease

    • Irritable bowel syndrome

    • Rectal and colon polyps

  • During a resection, your surgeon removes the diseased part of your colon and then reattaches the two healthy ends.

  • A colostomy creates a way for stool to exit your colon waste through an opening in your abdomen. A colostomy may be warranted if a section of the colon has been removed and cannot be joined back together.  This may be temporary and can be followed by another operation to reverse the colostomy later, or it may be permanent. 

Gallbladder Removal

  • Your gallbladder lies beneath your liver on the right side of your body. The liver produces bile, a fluid that digests fats. Bile is stored in your gallbladder until needed during digestion, then travels through the bile ducts to your small intestine.

     

    You may need surgery to remove the gallbladder when you have gallstones, cholecystitis, or biliary dyskinesia.   These conditions don’t improve independently and can lead to severe complications.

     You may be able to manage your symptoms with medication or dietary adjustments. However, they don’t produce long-lasting results. Eventually, you need to have your gallbladder removed. Following cholecystectomy, your liver will send bile directly to the small intestine.

  • Substances dissolved in bile can bind together and turn into hard gallstones. Gallstones usually don’t cause problems until they block the opening to the bile duct. Then, bile backs up in the gallbladder.

     As bile builds up, inflammation and infection develop. That’s when you have cholecystitis. Without treatment, cholecystitis damages the gallbladder and can rupture the organ.

  • Gallstones lead to symptoms such as:

    • Sudden, intense pain in your upper right or mid-abdomen

    • Sudden pain in your back or between your shoulder blades

    • Pain after eating a high-fat or spicy meal

    • Jaundice (yellow eyes and skin)

    • Nausea and vomiting

    • Dark urine

    • Pale stool

    Cholecystitis causes the same pain along with a fever.

  • Though some people may have underlying problems that require open surgery, most can have a minimally invasive procedure called laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

    During a laparoscopy, your surgeon makes four small incisions in your abdomen. Tiny incisions cause less postoperative pain and help you recover faster than you would after open surgery.

     

    The laparoscope holds a video camera that sends high-definition, magnified images from inside your body to a television monitor in the operating room. Your surgeon removes the gallbladder by viewing the monitor while using narrow instruments inserted through the other incisions.

     Sometimes, your surgeon may perform laparoscopy using the da Vinci robotic surgery system. The robotic system allows them to perform more precise surgery because the robotic arm has greater dexterity and a better range of motion than manual instruments.