Mr Jacques Marnewick is a New Zealand-trained general surgeon in private practice in Tauranga. He is also a consultant surgeon in the Department of General Surgery at Tauranga Hospital and the Trauma Medical Director for the Bay of Plenty.
The emphasis in his practice is on quality and care. He recognises that the surgical process is often a daunting journey and considers it a privilege and professional duty to support his patients throughout that journey.
Conditions Mr Marnewick treats include:
- thyroid and parathyroid disease
- hernias
- gallbladder, gallstone and biliary disease
- skin cancers
- melanoma
- intra-abdominal diseases
- pilonidal disease
- urgent lymph node biopsies
- other general surgical problems including haemorrhoids and peri-anal disease
What is General Surgery?
The role of the general surgeon is broad and includes managing disorders of the intestines, gallbladder, breast, neck and skin. It also covers peri-anal problems.
While the name would suggest that the focus of general surgery is to perform operations, often this is not the case. Many patients are referred to surgeons with conditions that do not need surgical procedures, but merely require counselling or medical treatment.
What is Laparoscopic Surgery?
Laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgical procedures are performed through several small cuts (incisions) usually only 5-10mm long, rather than through one larger incision.
A long, narrow surgical telescope (laparoscope) that has a tiny camera and light source attached, is inserted through one of the incisions so that the surgeon can view the inside of the body on a TV monitor.
The surgeon then passes specially designed surgical instruments through the other incisions and carries out the procedure using the TV monitor to guide the instruments. Gallbladder surgery, hernias and a number of other intestinal operations can be performed in this way.
Laparoscopic surgery is usually associated with less blood loss during surgery and less pain and scarring following surgery. In most cases, time spent in hospital is less and overall recovery time from the operation is less than with conventional open surgery.
Laparoscopic (or keyhole) surgical procedures are performed through several small cuts (incisions) usually only 5-10mm long, rather than through one larger incision.
A long, narrow surgical telescope (laparoscope) that has a tiny camera and light source attached, is inserted through one of the incisions so that the surgeon can view the inside of the body on a TV monitor.
The surgeon then passes specially designed surgical instruments through the other incisions and carries out the procedure using the TV monitor to guide the instruments. Gallbladder surgery, hernias and a number of other intestinal operations can be performed in this way.
Laparoscopic surgery is usually associated with less blood loss during surgery and less pain and scarring following surgery. In most cases, time spent in hospital is less and overall recovery time from the operation is less than with conventional open surgery.
