SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- The colon, or large intestine, plays an important role in food digestion. The end of the digestive track, the organ is especially sensitive to a variety of diseases. However, the team at Hudson Valley Surgical Group make sure to treat the belly of the beast carefully and efficiently to get patients back on their feet in a heartbeat. Located in the abdomen, the ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For many people undergoing surgery, the fear of missing work or being unable to recuperate after a procedure can scare or prevent them from going under the knife. However, thanks to an array of minimally invasive treatments offered by Hudson Valley Surgical Group, operations are resulting in shorter hospital stays, quicker recovery times and significantly less ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- For most people, the health of their gallbladder isn't a number one priority. However, this small organ has an important job of digesting fats in the body and plays a larger role in overall wellness than many people think.The gallbladder is a small pouch that sits just under the liver, and stores bile produced by the liver. Gallstones, a small, hard mass that ...

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. -- With an abundance of new technology, less invasive procedures and highly skilled surgeons, abdominal surgery has become safer and more practical for Americans over the last decade."Abdominal surgery is much different than it was years ago," said Dr. Har Chi Lau, of Hudson Valley Surgical Group, Minimally Invasive Center in Sleepy Hollow. "In the old ...