Endocrine surgery
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adrenalectomy, endocrine transplantation, hypophysectomy, male castration, ovariectomy, pancreatectomy, parathyroidectomy, thyroidectomy
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Scope Note
procedures performed on the endocrine system or any portion of it, used in the treatment of disease, injuries, or deformities; heading term for surgery involving endocrine glands.
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- Endocrine surgery is the division of surgery which specializes in the surgical treatment of endocrine diseases.
- Endocrine surgery is amenable to minimally invasive surgery, particularly the abdominal procedures.
- The variety of diseases treated in the Division of Endocrine Surgery is broad and includes benign and malignant diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, and endocrine disorders of the pancreas.
- Endocrine Surgery Overview The Section of Endocrine Surgery is involved with the evaluation and treatment of patients with diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal glands and endocrine pancreas.
- Endocrine surgery is highly specialised in the assessment and treatment of the more common endocrine problems such as the Thyroid, including thyroid cancer.
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