closure of a hole in the cartilage separating the left from the right side of the nose

Examination and surgery of the shoulder (with key hole surgery) (e.g. for washout, removal of a cartilage or a loose body)

Procedure where a flexible thin tube (fibreoptic scope) is inserted into the large bowel from the back passage. A biopsy may be taken and sent to the lab for microscopical assessment. It is used for investigation purposes to find ulcers, polyps, tumours, inflamed areas or bleeding.

Diagnostic procedure / examination to investigate the function of pharyngeal structures in patients with unacceptable snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (pharyngeal wall, tongue base, tonsils, soft palate). Done before surgery and usually after sleep studies.

Insertion of one or two electrodes into the epidural space for the treatment of certain chronic pain conditions (refractory back pain after back surgery, neuropathic pain, complex regional pain syndrome, refractory cardiac angina, amputation pain). The electrode delivers a small electrical field to a certain area of your spinal cord to modify and mask pain messages to the brain. a cable connects the electrode to a generator with a battery which is implanted under the skin. Spinal cord stimulators can be placed in the epidural space of the lower back, chest and neck. It can be performed in just one procedure or with a trial in two procedures 1 to 2 weeks apart.