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It's important to communicate your feelings, questions, and concerns with your doctor before having surgery. Take notes, or ask a family member or friend to go with you and take notes for you. Here are some questions to get you started.

Detailed information on the surgical setting and the choices that may be available to the patient, including outpatient surgery, inpatient surgery, ambulatory surgery, and specialty surgery centers.

The surgical team is made up many providers. These include a surgeon, an anesthesiologist, a certified registered nurse anesthetist, and an operating room nurse. Read on to learn more.

Here you'll find detailed information about kidney transplantation, including where donor organs come from, how a person can get on a waiting list for a kidney transplant, what organ rejection is, and what the long-term outlook is for someone who has had a kidney transplant.

Detailed anatomical description of human pancreas, including simple definitions and labeled, full-color illustrations.

Detailed information on the parathyroid glands, including anatomy and function.

Detailed information on the anatomy and function of the pituitary gland.

Detailed information on the anatomy and function of the reproductive glands.

The hip is one of the most stable joints in the body. But because it bears your body weight, it is more likely to develop arthritis because of the extra pressure. Another common hip problem is bursitis. Read this to learn more about these common hip problems.