Head and Neck Cancer Surgery
Head and neck oncology
- Botulinum Toxin for MigraineWhat migraine is, what triggers an attack, and how botulinum toxin is used to prevent the attacks.
- Cervical Lymphadenopathy (Swollen Lymph Nodes in the Neck)A lump in the neck at every age. What is common in children, in young adults and in older people, and why an ENT examination comes first.
- Endoscopic (Transsphenoidal) Pituitary SurgeryReaching the pituitary gland through the nostril. Why the route through the nose causes less damage, and which teams work together.
- Endoscopic Repair of a Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakClear fluid running from one nostril can be brain fluid. Why it is serious, how the leak is found, and how it is closed through the nose.
- Endoscopic Tear Duct SurgeryFor a watering eye caused by a blocked tear duct. How the endoscopic operation works and why it leaves no scar on the face.
- Facial Paralysis (Facial Palsy)Weakness on one side of the face. What it looks like, which medicines are used, the exercises, and how long recovery usually takes.
- GoitreEnlargement of the thyroid gland. What an overactive and an underactive thyroid feel like, and the two tests that make the diagnosis.
- Head and Neck CancersThe cancers of the mouth, the throat, the larynx, the sinuses and the salivary glands. The warning signs, and how early diagnosis changes treatment.
- Head and Neck Masses in ChildrenAlmost all are benign. Lymph nodes, congenital cysts, masses in the nose, and the warning signs that need an ENT examination.
- Salivary Gland MassesStones and tumours of the salivary glands. Why a swelling at mealtimes matters, and what parotid and submandibular surgery involve.
- Thyroid NoduleA swelling inside the thyroid gland. How common nodules are, what hot and cold nodules mean, and when a biopsy is needed.
- Thyroid Surgery (Thyroidectomy)When the thyroid has to be operated on, the types of thyroidectomy, and the nerves and glands the surgeon protects.