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Developed and monitored by board-certified physicians, surgerychannel provides comprehensive, trustworthy information about anesthesia and surgical procedures, such as appendectomy, breast biopsy, and hernia repair. surgerychannel is a medical information website of Healthcommunities.com, Inc. Do you have a personal health story to share? Check out our "Living With..." Pages

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