Adrenal Surgery
An
Endocrine Surgeon
performs surgery to remove part or all of the
adrenal glands
. Adrenal glands are located at the top of the
kidneys
and produce hormones such as
cortisol
and
adrenaline
. The adrenal glands interact with other glands like the
pituitary
and
hypothalamus
in the brain. Disorders of the Adrenal glands can either make the glands over produce or under produce hormones. Disorders include
Cushing’s Syndrome
,
Addison’s Disease
and
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
. An adrenal disorder can also be caused by
adrenal tumours
. Surgeries to remove tumours from the adrenal glands include
Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy
,
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Adrenalectomy
and
Open Adrenalectomy
.
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specialist surgical care for cancer and other conditions of the liver, gallbladder, pancreas, spleen, adrenals and stomach including weight loss . . . .
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Richard Harman is a General Surgeon with a subspecialty interest in Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal surgery working closely with endocrinologists in . . .