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A sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss procedure that removes most of the stomach – reducing the size of the stomach and simultaneously reducing the production of the hunger hormone ghrelin.
The surgical removal of the adrenal glands (adrenalectomy) can put various abdominal organs at risk. However, a technique known as retroperitoneal adrenalectomy approaches the adrenals from the back — Allowing for a safer and less complex procedure.
Throughout the month of September, the NY Thyroid‐Parathyroid Center at NewYork Presbyterian/Columbia will be posting informative blogs, patient testimonials, and educational pieces to help raise awareness about the screening, diagnosis and the treatment of thyroid cancer. In this video, Dr. James Lee, Co-Director of the Columbia Thyroid Center, guides us through a detailed animation of a minimally invasive total thyroidectomy procedure.