Head and Neck Surgery Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Head & Neck Surgery
contact phone number: 2855 4237
fax number: 2855 1897 / 2818 4407
STAFF
  • Professor William I WEI
    Chair Professor and Division Chief
    MBBS, MS, FRCS, FRCS(Edin), DLO, FACS, FHKAM(ORL), FHKAM(SURG)
    e-mail: hrmswwi@hkucc.hku.hk
    Specialty: Head and Neck Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Microvascular Surgery

  • Professor Anthony Po-Wing YUEN Professor of Otorhinolaryngology
    MBBS, MS, FRCS(Edin), FACORL, FHKAM(ORL)
    email : pwyuen@hkucc.hku.hk
    Specialty: Head and Neck Cancer, Cancer of Tongue, Molecular Biology of Cancer

  • Dr. Lai-Kun LAM Consultant
    MBBS, FRCS(Edin), FRACS, FHKAM(SURG)
    Specialty: Reconstruction in Head and Neck Cancer, Microvascular Surgery

  • Dr. Yau HUI Consultant
    MBBS, FRCS(Edin), FHKAM(ORL)
    Specialty: Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology

  • Dr. Wai-Kuen HO Assistant Professor
    MBBS, DLO(Eng), FRCS(Edin), FHKAM(ORL)
    Specialty: Rhinology, Head and Neck Cancer

  • Mr. Dennis AU Assistant
    Professor in Audiology
    Specialty: Audiology, Balance/vestibular function, Cochlear Implant

  • Ms. Louisa LEUNG Audiologist
    Specialty: Audiology, Cochlear Implant

  • Ms. Ripley WONG Speech Therapist
    Specialty: Post-laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation, Cochlear Implant

  • Ms. Amy TSANG Speech Therapist
    Specialty: Swallowing, Post-laryngectomy Voice Rehabilitation
William I Wei
Prof. William I Wei
(Division Chief)
SCOPE AND SERVICE
The Division is composed of experts specialized in the fields of otorhinolaryngology, plastic and reconstruction surgery and general surgery. The theme of the Division is in the management of major head and neck cancer including resection and reconstruction. The specialists in the team work together and have over the years built up the a reputation of a tertiary referral centre, not only for Hong Kong, but also for Asia and internationally. For patients with certain diseases, the Division attracts patients from all over the world.

The main clinical expertise includes:

  1. Pharyngolaryngo-oesophagectomy (PLO) with pharyngogastric anastomosis.

    1. Technique
    2. Results
    2. Video of PLO operation
    Broadband
  2. Resection of oral cancer.
    1. Tongue
    2. Maxilla

    3. Mandible

  3. One stage reconstruction with pedical flaps or microvascular free flaps.
    1. PM flap
    2. Microvascular free flaps
      1. Jejunum
      2. Rectus abdomins
      3. Radial forearm
      4. Fibula osteocutaneous

      5. Ant. Thigh

  4. Surgical treatment of recurrent nasopharyngeal cancer.
    1. Neck disease
    2. Brachytherapy

    3. Nasopharyngectomy

  5. Special challenging head & neck diseases.
    1. Carotid body tumour
    2. Recurrent parotid tumour
    3. Extensive tumour
    4. Laser
Illustration
1. PLO

Barium swallow
Operative specimen
Experience 1966 - 1995
317 PLO with stomach pull-ups
Reference:
Pharyngogastric anastomosis after oesophago-pharyngectomy for carcinoma of the hypopharynx and cervical oesophagus
(Ong GB, Lee TC)
Br J Surg 48:193-200, 1960

Current status of pharyngolaryngoesophagectomy and pharyngogastric anastomosis
(Wei WI, Lam LK, Yuen PW, Wong J)
Head and Neck 20:240-244, 1998

"The dilemma of treating nypopharyngeal carcinoma: more or less" - Hayes Martin Lecture
(Wei WI)
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 128:229-232, 2002

2. Oral Cancer

Clinical photo
CT scan reconstruction of mandible


3. Free Jejunal Flap

Barium swallow
Free jejunal graft

Reference:
 Mucosal changes of the free jejunal graft in response to radiotherapy
(Wei WI, Lam LK, Yuen PW, Kwong D, Chan KW)
American Journal of Surgery 175:44-46, 1998


4. Radical neck dissection for salvage for recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Image 1
Operative specimen		 Image 1
Brachytherapy


Reference:
Pathological basis of surgery in the management of postradiotherapy cervical metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
(Wei WI, Ho CM, Wong MP, Ng WF, Lau SK and Lam KH)
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery I18:923-929, 1992

Management of extensive cervical nodal metastasis in NPC after radiotherapy - a clinicopathological study
(Wei WI, Ho WK, Cheng ACK, Wu XQ, Li GKH, Nicholls J, Yuen PW)
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 127: 1457-1462, 2001

 

Training opportunities

Head & Neck Course in Hong Kong
Past courses:
1994   Pectoralis major myocutaneous flap
1995   Micro-vascular free flaps
1996   Hypopharyngeal cancer
1997   Intraoral tumour
1998   Skull base and nasopharyngectomy
1999   Prevention and management of complications in head & neck surgery
2000   Neck mass and neck dissection
2001   Advanced techniques
2002   Thyroid and Salivary Gland
2003   Cutaneous lesions and soft tissue tumours (postponed to 2004)
     
Future courses:
2004
3-4 June		 - Cutaneous lesions and soft tissue tumours
     
2005   Pedicle and microvascular free flaps
     
 

Information:

Course Administrator
Telephone: (852) 2855 4885
Fax: (852) 2819 3416
Email: hnsrg@hkucc.hku.hk

International Comprehensive Head & Neck Course

1997 Changchun, China
1998 Changchun, China
1999 Beijing, China
2000 Tianjin, China
2001 Chengdu, China
2002 Wuhan, China
2003 Jiangxi, China