This is where you will come to have your surgery performed. The visits to your surgeon before and after surgery will be at their consulting rooms.

Private Surgical Service

Southern Cross Hospital - North Harbour - General Surgery

Procedures / Treatments

Appendicectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the lower abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) in inserted... More
Breast Biopsy

Open Excisional: a small incision (cut) is made as close as possible to the lump and the lump, together with a surrounding margin of tissue, is removed for examination... More
Breast Reconstruction

This can involve a breast implant or a muscle flap... More
Cholecystectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted... More
Colectomy

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted... More
Colostomy

An opening is made in the skin of the abdomen (stomach) to allow drainage of stools (faeces) from the colon into a collection bag on the outside... More
Gastrectomy

Partial: the diseased part of the stomach is removed and the remaining section is reattached to the oesophagus (food pipe) or small intestine... More
Haemorrhoid Removal

Haemorrhoidectomy: each haemorrhoid or pile is tied off and then cut away... More
Hernia Repair

Hiatus Hernia Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted... More
Mastectomy

Simple or Total: all breast tissue, skin and the nipple are surgically removed but the muscles lying under the breast and the lymph nodes are left in place... More
Parathyroidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in the front of and at the base of the neck and one or more of the parathyroid glands are removed. More
Parotidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in front of the ear and runs down below the jaw line... More
Rectal Resection

Laparoscopic: several small incisions (cuts) are made in the abdomen (stomach) and a narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (laparoscope) is inserted... More
Sigmoidoscopy

A long, narrow tube with a tiny camera attached (sigmoidoscope) is inserted into your anus and moved through your lower large intestine (bowel)... More
Skin Biopsy

Shave Biopsy: the top layers of skin in the area being investigated are shaved off with a scalpel (surgical knife) for investigation under a microscope... More
Skin Lesion Excision

Skin lesions such as cysts and tumours are removed by cutting around and under them with a scalpel. More
Thyroidectomy

An incision (cut) is made in the front of and at the base of the neck and part or all of the thyroid gland is removed. More
Varicose Veins

Sclerotherapy: a tiny needle is used to inject a chemical solution into the vein that causes the vein to collapse... More