Endocrine surgery refers to operations on one or more of the endocrine glands. Endocrine surgeons are surgeons with special expertise and training in operations on these glands.
There are normally four parathyroid glands located near or attached to the back surface of the thyroid just below the larynx or Adam's apple. Each gland is no larger than a grain of rice.
The adrenal glands are yellow triangular shaped glands at the top of your kidneys. They are normally about 2 to 3 cm in size. They produce a number of hormones such as cortisol, aldosterone, adrenaline and noradrenaline.
The pancreas is an organ located deep in the abdomen that has two main functions. It produces digestive enzymes (exocrine pancreas) and also has islets of specialised endocrine cells "islet cells" scattered throughout it (endocrine pancreas).
