MINOR PROCEDURES

          Excision of Lipomas, Sebacous Cysts, Fibromas (Benign Neck Lumps)
          Excision Biopsy Lymph Node
          Excision Thyroglossal Duct Cyst
          Excision Branchial Cleft Cyst
          Excision Submandibular Gland


MAJOR PROCEDURES

1. THYROID SURGERY

          Hemi & Total Thyroidectomy (Removal of half or the whole thyroid gland)
          Thyroidectomy with Comprehensive Neck Dissection (For thyroid cancer with spread
           to lymph nodes of the neck)



2. ROBOTIC THYROID SURGERY (da Vinci Surgical System)

          Robotic Thyroidectomy
          Robotic Neck Dissection (For thyroid cancer with spread to lymph nodes of the neck)

* Robotic surgery allows the thyroid gland or cancerous lymph nodes in the neck to be removed without any neck or visible incision



3. PARATHYROID SURGERY

          Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy (MIP)
          Excision Parathyroid Adenoma and Four Gland Exploration
          Total Parathyroidectomy & Deltoid Autotransplantation (For patients with tertiary
           hyperparathyroidism from End-Stage Renal Failure)



4. PAROTID SURGERY

          Superficial & Total Parotidectomy (Modified face-lift approach: Incision concealed
           behind the ear)
          Superficial & Total Parotidectomy (Conventional approach: Open neck incision)
          Parotidectomy with Comprehensive Neck Dissection (For parotid gland cancers)
          Resection Deep Lobe Parotid Tumors and Paraphyaryngeal Masses



5. HEAD & NECK CANCER SURGERY

          Neck Dissection (Removal of cancerous lymph nodes in the neck)
                     Comprehensive Radical / Modified Radical & Functional Neck Dissection
                     Selective Neck Dissection (Supraomohyoid & Anterolateral Neck Dissection)


          Oral Cavity (Mouth)
                     Partial, Hemi & Total Glossectomy (For tongue cancer)
                     Segmental & Arch Mandibulectomy (For cancer extending to jaw bone)
                     Commando Operation (For advanced cancer extending to several regions within
                      the oral cavity)


          Larynx (Voice Box)
                     Partial & Total Laryngectomy (For voice box cancer)
                     Voice rehabilitation surgery


          Hypopharynx (Throat)
                     Partial Pharyngectomy with Pectoralis Major / Free Radial Forearm Flap
                     Total Laryngo-Pharyngo-Esophagectomy + Gastric Pull-up / Free Jejunal Graft
                      (For advanced cancer involving the voice box or gullet)


          Paranasal Sinuses / Palate
                     Resection benign tumors of soft and hard palate
                     Partial & Total Maxillectomy (For maxillary sinus cancer)


          Nasopharynx Cancer
                     Nasopharyngectomy
                     Radical / Modified Radical Neck Dissection


          Skull Base Surgery



6ยท GENERAL SURGERY

                     Upper & Lower Gl Endoscopy (OesophagoGastro-Duodenoscopy [OGD] &
                      Colonoscopy)
                     Hernia Repair
                     Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (For gallstones)
                     Abdominal surgery inclusive of gastrectomy & colectomy (For cancers of the
                      stomach, small and large intestines)

The Thyroid Head & Neck Surgery Centre