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Paediatric Surgery
The Paediatric surgery service provides assessment, advice and surgery for children and theirfamilies. This is available as an outpatient service, elective theatre sessions, and through theemergency department with a 24 hour on call service. What to expect from the service? The Paediatric surgery service provides assessment, advice and surgery for children and their families. This
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Eye (Ophthalmology) Surgery
The Ophthalmology service at Northern Health caters for select eye surgical procedures. They are involved in assessment, diagnosing, prevention, and surgical and medical management of eye conditions in adults aged 18 years and over only. They work in a team with the orthoptic staff to provide vision care. The main service we provide is cataract
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Endoscopy & Day Procedures
We provide endoscopy procedures or ‘scopes’ for patients who have problems of the oesophagus/food pipe, stomach, small and large intestine and some other abdominal organs. Endoscopy involves passing a thin flexible tube with a camera into the gut and is usually performed after you have been given a light anaesthetic. Your endoscopy procedure will be
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Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Surgery
The Northern Health Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery unit provides a targeted service to the needs of the Northern Health community, with a strong emphasis on services to the children and adolescent population, as well as adults. We have strong relationships with both regional health services such as Kilmore Health, as well as quaternary referral
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Liver, Pancreas & Biliary (HPB) Surgery
Surgeons and their team of health professionals who specialise in the care of problems with the liver, pancreas and bile duct system (including gallbladders) that may need a surgical procedure as part of the treatment. What to expect from the service? The service will meet you in the outpatient clinic and assess your problem, and
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Upper Gastrointestinal & Endocrine Surgery
The Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgical Unit is a specialised unit that offers surgery for patients with upper gastro-intestinal tract problems, particularly those of the oesophagus and stomach What to expect from the service? Upper Gastro-intestinal surgeons are surgeons specialised in the treatment of the oesophagus and stomach. We provide weekly outpatient clinics to assess patients who
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Breast Surgery
Surgical Unit 2 looks after patients who have breast problems but also looks after patients with general surgery problems. Some of our surgeons also look after endocrine problems (thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal disease). The breast surgeons look after female and male patients who have breast problems. The problems can be benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous)
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Colorectal Surgery
The Northern Health Colorectal service is run by specialist Colorectal Surgeons, who are members of the Colorectal Surgical Society of Australia & New Zealand, with the support of their Fellow & Registrar. The service runs clinics at both the Northern Hospital: Thursday mornings (Clinic D) & Monday mornings (Clinic A & D) with some Wednesday
