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Author: Paul Park, MD
Before your visit
BEFORE YOUR VISIT Here are some tips to make your visit run smoother: 1. Please look carefully at your scheduled appointment time. You will receive a call indicating that time for your appointment, as well as a recommended time for arrival which is approximately 30 minutes prior to your appointment. This is to allow you …Read More »
Preoperative and postoperative instructions (for thyroid and parathyroid surgery)
PREOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS You will have an appointment in advance of surgery to go through the details of your surgical day with you. However, reading about some of these instructions in advance may prepare you for what to expect. Certainly, if there is a discrepancy between these instructions and you are received instructions from preop clinic, …Read More »
Preoperative and postoperative instructions (adrenalectomy)
PREOPERATIVE INSTRUCTIONS You will have an appointment in advance of surgery to go through the details of your surgical day with you. However, reading about some of these instructions in advance may prepare you for what to expect. Certainly, if there is a discrepancy between these instructions and you are received instructions from preop clinic, …Read More »
Minimally Invasive Thyroidectomy Techniques
Minimally invasive approaches to thyroid surgery are commonly requested by our patients. However, deciding on the right surgical approach for any given patient and disease process takes a thoughtful, honest, and experienced surgeon with appropriate technical training to guide you through the benefits and shortcomings of each surgical approach. The term “minimally invasive” is a …Read More »
Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
ANAPLASTIC THYROID CARCINOMA Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma is a rare, lethal form of thyroid cancer that primarily afflict elderly patients with untreated forms of differentiated thyroid cancer. It is thought that the accumulation of mutations over time ultimately leads to the changes that create this very aggressive and almost universally lethal form of thyroid cancer. Fortunately, …Read More »