The Caribbean College of Surgeons (CCOS) has successfully trained four specialist surgeons attached to the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s (GPHC) Department of Surgery, to perform thyroidectomy procedures.
According to a Department of Public Information (DPI) release, this training was part of a one-day workshop hosted by the CCOS, a day before the start of their 17th Annual scientific conference which ran from June 20 to 22 in Guyana. The event took place at the Marriott Hotel and out of its membership of over 250 surgeons, more than 150 attended, making this the largest convention ever held.
A team of visiting surgeons performed the first operation while the local team conducted the other three procedures under the supervision of the visiting team of surgeons.
A thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove all or part of the thyroid gland and is used to treat diseases of the thyroid gland, including thyroid cancer. The thyroid gland regulates metabolism by secreting hormones. When diseases affect the thyroid, its size or activity may become abnormal.