Tulane University surgeon pioneers 'scarless' thyroid surgery

Tuesday, November 24, 2009 - 19:49 in Health & Medicine

Tulane University School of Medicine surgeon Dr. Emad Kandil is one of the first in the country to perform a new form of endoscopic surgery that uses a small incision under the arm to remove all or a portion of the thyroid or parathyroid glands without leaving a scar on the neck.

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