Endocrine Surgery
Endocrine surgery is a subspecialty of general surgery that focuses predominantly on diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.
Overview
SIU Medicine’s team of head and neck endocrine surgeons have specialty training in the diagnosis and management of thyroid and parathyroid diseases. To provide the highest level of care to our patients, SIU Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery works very closely with our SIU endocrinology, pathology and radiology partners.
Comprehensive care requires consideration and evaluation of all of the structures and functions associated with the thyroid and parathyroid glands. At SIU Medicine, we offer the full complement of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques required for the diagnosis and treatment of these disease processes, including:
• Evaluation of the voice box before and after surgery
• Diagnostic ultrasounds in the office
• Ultrasound guided biopsies in the office
• Minimally invasive surgical techniques
• Traditional surgical techniques
• Radiofrequency ablation of thyroid nodules
• Intraoperative monitoring of recurrent laryngeal nerve integrity
• Intraoperative parathyroid visualization for localization and preservation
• Radio-guided endocrine surgical procedures
• Cutting edge radiologic and nuclear medicine endocrine imaging
Our providers
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