Laryngectomy is the medical term used for the surgical removal of your voice box (larynx ). Laryngectomy is almost always done for cancers involving the larynx. Removal of the larynx will alter the way you breathe and speak. WHAT IS LARYNX The larynx is the part of your breathing system which connect your mouth and […]
Author Archives: Buddhika Ubayawansa
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Enucleation If you read about cancer surgery or specific surgical topics such as eye surgery, you might encounter the term enucleation. Enucleation means the removal of a tumor or neoplasm, leaving its pseudo capsule behind. If an eye surgeon mentions enucleation, it generally means removing the eyeball, leaving the other structures within the orbital cavity, […]
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Rectal cancers contribute to the majority of large bowel cancers. Colorectal cancers are the second leading cause of cancer mortality in the western world. Patients presenting with operable rectal cancers will end up having rectal surgery either laparoscopically or open. Whatever the surgical approach, according to the current evidence, rectal cancer surgery without total mesorectal […]
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May
May
TRAM Flap Reconstruction Breast cancer is the commonest cancer in females. One out of nine females eventually get breast cancer. If you develop a treatable breast cancer your will have to undergo either a mastectomy (Removal of the breast) Lumpectomy (removal of the part of the breast containing the tumor). Removal of the breast result […]
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May
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What is parastomal hernia Parastomal hernia is the protrusion of content (Intestine, Omentum, Fat) of the abdominal cavity through a defect ( weakness) in the abdominal wall adjacent to a Stoma. The defect usually creates at the time of the initial surgery for the creation of the stoma. This is contributed by weak abdominal wall […]
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May
What is a neoplasm Defined by Willis, “a tumor /Neoplasm is an abnormal mass of tissue,the growth of which exceed and uncoordinated with that of the normal tissue,and persists in the same excessive manner after cessation of the stimuli which evoke the change.” Put simply; it is a mass of tissue that is caused by […]
