Surgery for spinal stenosis of the neck aims to relieve compression and improve symptoms. Spinal stenosis is a compression of nerves in the spine. The condition most commonly affects the lumbar spine, ...

What Are the Different Types of Oral Cancer Surgery? Oral cancer surgery refers to a group of procedures with different jobs: removing cancer, rebuilding areas affected by treatment, or restoring key ...

Spine surgery is a broad field encompassing various procedures that help address different spinal conditions. There are various types of spine surgery, including artificial disk replacement and spinal ...

Cancers of the larynx (voice box) and pharynx (throat) are challenging to treat because they occur in a region of the body devoted to essential functions, such as speaking and swallowing. As humans, ...

The skull base (or cranial base) is the region where the nose and sinuses, with the rest of the head/neck, meet the brain. For patients with malignant tumors involving the nose, sinuses and skull base ...

Head and neck cancer is a broad term for several types of cancers that include the mouth (oral cavity), throat (pharynx), voice box (larynx), sinuses and nose cavity, and salivary glands. Head and ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: A co-worker recently was diagnosed with oral cancer after a nagging cough led him to the doctor. It got me wondering about the incidence of head and neck cancer and what I should be ...

Robotic surgery is also called robot-assisted surgery. Your surgeon uses a robotic system that includes a camera and mechanical arms. The mechanical arms have surgical instruments attached. Your ...