All Surgical Services
Every condition Dr Ahmad Ali treats - explained page by page, with symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and recovery. Pick your condition from the list below.
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Every page explains the condition, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options and what recovery looks like.
Pleural Diseases
Pneumothorax (Collapsed Lung)
A pneumothorax means air has collected around your lung, pushing it off the chest wall like a punctured tyre. If left u…
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Pleural Diseases
Pleural Effusion (Water Around the Lung)
Pleural effusion is the collection of fluid in the space around your lung. When the fluid builds up, it squashes the lu…
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Pleural Diseases
Empyema (Infected Fluid Around the Lung)
Empyema means infected fluid or frank pus has collected around the lung. If the infection is not fully cleared, it turn…
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Lung Diseases
Lung Cancer Surgery (VATS & Open)
When a lung tumour needs removal, surgery offers the best chance of a cure. Today keyhole (VATS) surgery removes even a…
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Lung Diseases
Lung Biopsy (VATS & Keyhole Sampling)
A biopsy is the only way to know for sure what a lung nodule or mass really is. Through tiny keyhole cuts a targeted sa…
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Lung Diseases
Bullous Lung Disease (Destroyed Lung & BPF)
When large air sacs (bullae) destroy healthy lung tissue, or a lung is so damaged it can no longer function, surgery re…
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Lung Diseases
Hydatid Cyst of the Lung
A hydatid cyst is a fluid-filled sac caused by a tapeworm that is common in livestock farming areas. In the lung it gro…
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Chest Wall Diseases
Pectus Deformity Correction (Nuss & Ravitch)
A sunken (excavatum) or protruding (carinatum) chest is not just a cosmetic concern - in many cases it squeezes the hea…
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Chest Wall Diseases
Chest Wall Tumour Excision & Reconstruction
Lumps, swellings and tumours of the ribs, sternum and chest wall need clear diagnosis and complete removal - with recon…
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Chest Wall Diseases
Rib Fracture & Flail Chest
Broken ribs are painful, but the real danger is hidden: the pain stops you coughing, pneumonia sets in, and in flail ch…
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Chest Wall Diseases
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (Cervical Rib)
In some people an extra rib or a tight muscle at the base of the neck squeezes the nerves and blood vessels to the arm.…
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Chest Wall Diseases
Breast Cancer Surgery (MRM & Breast Conservation)
When a breast lump is confirmed cancer, surgery offers the best chance of cure. The aim is always the same: remove the…
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Mediastinal Diseases
Thymectomy (Thymoma & Myasthenia Gravis)
The thymus gland sits behind the breastbone and can grow tumours or drive the muscle weakness of myasthenia gravis. Rem…
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Mediastinal Diseases
Mediastinal Tumour (Central Chest Mass)
The mediastinum - the space between the lungs that holds the heart, vessels and glands - can grow a range of tumours. S…
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Diaphragm Diseases
Hiatal Hernia (Hernioplasty)
A hiatal hernia is a hole in the diaphragm that lets the top of your stomach slide up into the chest. It causes heartbu…
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Diaphragm Diseases
Diaphragm Disease & Eventration (Repair & Plication)
A ruptured diaphragm after an injury, or a paralysed, too-high diaphragm (eventration), steals breathing space. Fixing…
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Esophagus Diseases
Esophagectomy (Food Pipe Removal)
When the food pipe is taken over by cancer or badly damaged by corrosive poisoning, the diseased part is removed and th…
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Esophagus Diseases
Achalasia (Food Pipe Valve Release)
In achalasia, the valve at the bottom of your food pipe will not relax. Food gets stuck, the pipe balloons above it, an…
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Esophagus Diseases
GERD / Acid Reflux (Anti-Reflux Surgery)
When acid constantly rises into your throat and medicines no longer hold it, the root problem is a loose valve. Anti-re…
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Esophagus Diseases
Zenkers Diverticulum (Throat Pouch)
A Zenker pouch is a small pocket that forms where the throat meets the food pipe. Food collects there, comes back up, a…
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Trachea Diseases
Tracheal Stenosis (Narrow Windpipe)
When the windpipe narrows after a breathing tube, trauma or disease, even walking can feel like an effort. Toyota repai…
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Trachea Diseases
Tracheo-Esophageal Fistula Repair
A tracheo-esophageal fistula is an abnormal tunnel connecting the windpipe to the food pipe. In babies it can make feed…
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Cosmetic Procedures
Hyperhidrosis (Sweaty Palms & ETS Surgery)
Palms that drip with sweat despite the weather, soaking papers and avoiding handshakes - this is hyperhidrosis, a real…
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