Endocrine Surgery

 

Endocrine surgery is the specialist management and surgery of the endocrine glands, which are the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and pancreas. The pituitary gland is also an endocrine gland but its surgical disorders are dealt with by Neurosurgeons or ENT Surgeons.

 

Although in endocrine surgery the responsibility for the patient's care ultimately rests with the surgeon the care of the patient is very much a team approach. The team includes; medical endocrinologists who help the surgeon decide whether or not surgery is necessary; radiologists expert in pre-operative and intra-operative ultrasound; anaesthetists expert in the special needs of the patient undergoing surgery, and pathologists who have made a special study of endocrine diseases. Oncologists are also an integral part of the team, advising on the need for radiation treatment or chemotherapy at all stages of the management process.

 

The hospital's endocrine surgical unit has special experience in the care of:

  • Thyroid cancer
  • Goitres
  • Thyroid lymphoma
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Phaeochromocytomas
  • Cushing's Disease
  • Conn's Syndrome
  • Insulinoma
  • Gastrinoma
  • MEN 1 Syndrome
  • MEN 2 Syndrome

Unlike non-cancerous thyroid disease, which is commonly treated by the team, most endocrine tumours are rare and need great expertise to achieve the best possible results. Since it's opening in 1981, the Bupa Cromwell has an Endocrine Unit of international standing with experience in the medical and surgical treatment of malignant and non-malignant endocrine disorders. The Bupa Cromwell Hospital team prides itself on its facilities, standard of care and team approach.

 

More information on endocrine surgery can be found on the Bupa Cromwell Endocrine Surgey Centre page.