Dr Sam Dowthwaite is an ENT / Head and Neck Surgeon who enjoys all aspects of general ENT surgery with sub-specialty interest in head and neck oncology, thyroid / parathyroid disease, robotics and microvascular reconstruction. He treats paediatric and adult patients privately through ENT Clinics Pindara and Robina as well as being a VMO at Gold Coast University Hospital. SUMMARY The technological advances outlined have been developed with improving patient care as the driving force, whether it be: ● use of the image guidance system in a case of severe sinonasal polyposis to enable complete dissection and avoidance of skull base or orbital injury; ● the da Vinci robot to en bloc resect a virally-mediated tonsillar cancer in a young patient in an effort to spare them radiation treatment; ● use of the neuromonitor during thyroidectomy on a professional voice user; ● or using the implantable doppler in a buried pharyngeal reconstruction following pharyngolaryngectomy. The use of these available technologies can assist the surgeon to carefully plan their patient’s management through all stages of their treatment to guarantee the best possible outcome. pindaramagazine.com.au Pindara Magazine 73
Pindara Private Hospital Magazine - Issue Ten
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