Parotidectomy is a surgical procedure performed to remove all or part of the parotid gland, which is a salivary gland located in front of the ear.
It took some efforts to explain to her that the "enemy" lies in the high-calorie food that led to her being obese in the first place. Luckily, scans showed that her cancer was in a very early stage.
VATS is minimally invasive thoracic surgery that is used to diagnose or treat conditions of the chest (pulmonary, mediastinal, and pleural). It avoids a formal thoracotomy incision.
Hardly anyone gets an open surgery done for appendix or gall bladder removal these days—everyone gets a laparoscopic surgery done for it. Similarly, Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS) is revolutionizing the way thoracic (chest) procedures are performed.
Scarless thyroidectomy represents a significant advancement in the field of thyroid surgery, allowing patients to undergo thyroid removal without the traditional neck incision that typically leaves a visible scar.
Colorectal cancer is one of the commonest cancers of the gastro-intestinal tract. It is the third most common cancer in men (663000 cases, 10.0% of all cancer cases)
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In patients who are expected to take chemotherapy for a long duration, surgical placement of a chemoport makes life comfortable for a patient.
The thyroid gland is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located in the lower front of the neck, above the collarbones, and below the voice box (larynx). Your thyroid gland......
In India, every year more than 51,000 new cases of Colorectal cancer are diagnosed every year (GLOBOCAN statistics). Colorectal cancer deaths comprise about 5% of all cancer related deaths in the country.
70-year-old Mrs S.. visited me in my clinic the other day. While taking bath a few days earlier, she had noticed asmall lump in her right breast, which prompted her to visit her familydoctor
Not so long ago, amputation was the only way to treat bone tumors (like sarcomas) of the legs. However, with better expertise, nowadays surgeons are able to save the limbs without compromising the cure of cancer.
Certain cancers of the abdomen may be treatable even in the fourth stage if the spread is limited to the peritoneal surface in the abdomen.
Dr Karthik emphasizes the importance of restoring cosmesis after breast surgery and how it is important for a patient both physically and emotionally.
Sentinel node biopsy is 'sine qua non' for the treatment of early breast cancer. Read on to understand why..
Here, Dr. Karthik Chandra, who is a pioneer in minimal access cancer surgery in this part of the world, explains about robotic surgery and why it is advisable to go for it whenever possible.
Unlike most of the common diseases, a diagnosis of cancer does not the mean the same to each patient. Read on to understand more clearly..
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Dr. Karthik Chandra Vallam, MBBS (JIPMER), MS (Madras Medical College), M.Ch. (Tata Memorial Hospital), is a consultant surgical oncologist at Medicover Cancer Institute, Visakhapatnam.
