Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery

Thyroid & Parathyroid Surgery

A thyroid lump, enlarged thyroid or abnormal calcium result can understandably cause concern. Mr Bidaye provides specialist assessment and surgery for thyroid and parathyroid conditions, with particular attention to preserving voice and swallowing function.

Illustration of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Conditions Mr Bidaye treats

A lump on the thyroid

Solitary and multinodular thyroid nodules requiring assessment or surgery

Enlarged thyroid or swollen neck

Simple, multinodular and retrosternal goitre

Thyroid cancer

Papillary, follicular and medullary thyroid carcinoma

Pressure or choking feeling in the neck

Compressive goitre causing dysphagia or breathing difficulty

Thyroid problems, overactive thyroid

Hyperthyroidism and thyroiditis needing surgical management

High calcium

Primary hyperparathyroidism, including hypercalcaemia from a parathyroid adenoma

Procedures & techniques

Thyroid removal

Hemithyroidectomy, total thyroidectomy and completion thyroidectomy, matched to the diagnosis

Parathyroid removal

Parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism, including a minimally invasive approach for a single adenoma

Nerve monitoring during surgery

Intermittent recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring is used routinely; continuous monitoring is available for selected high-risk or complex cases

Needle biopsy of a thyroid lump

Ultrasound and fine needle aspiration (FNA) are arranged through radiology following your initial consultation

Intraoperative PTH measurement

Not routinely available, but may be arranged for selected parathyroid operations

Mr Bidaye's approach

Mr Bidaye holds an RCS-accredited Senior Clinical Fellowship in Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery from University Hospitals Birmingham and a Senior Clinical Fellowship in Head and Neck Surgery from Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

He is a member of the British Association of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons.

The recurrent laryngeal nerves and the external branches of the superior laryngeal nerves, together with the parathyroid glands, are carefully identified during surgery.

Mr Bidaye uses surgical loupes for magnification to help identify these structures, and intermittent nerve monitoring is used routinely, with continuous monitoring available for selected high-risk or complex cases.

No operation is without risk, and he will go through yours with you beforehand.

When imaging has already pinpointed a parathyroid adenoma, a focused approach can be used instead of exploring both sides of the neck: a smaller incision and less time under anaesthetic.

Thyroid cancer is reviewed by a specialist head and neck multidisciplinary team, so the plan you are offered has been agreed by more than one specialist before it reaches you.

A camera examination of the voice box (laryngoscopy) is carried out before and after every thyroid and parathyroid operation, to check how the vocal folds are moving.

Selected hemithyroidectomies and parathyroidectomies may be carried out as day-case procedures, depending on clinical suitability and hospital criteria.

Appointments run a full 30 minutes. Enough time to see the scan, understand the diagnosis, and ask the question you were worried might sound silly.

Book a consultation

Appointments are with Mr Bidaye himself and run a full half hour, so there is time to examine, explain, and answer what brought you in. Private appointments can be booked online; our secretary can also advise on insurance and fees.

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