108 Medical Chambers

108 Medical Chambers - Overview

The specialist clinics located at 108 Harley Street are:

The London Breast Clinic

The London Breast Clinic is dedicated to minimising patient anxiety. Our caring, highly experienced, multi-disciplinary professional team is available every weekday, so appointments can be usually be offered within 24 hours sometimes even the same day.

We provide a full range of integrated breast care services for both benign and malignant disease, including screening, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, reconstruction and after care.

We provide a comprehensive Rapid Diagnostic Breast Care Service:

• Consultant Breast Surgeon led specialist multi-disciplinary team
• Symptomatic clinics
• Breast screening
• Genetic / Family History
• On-site full fi eld digital mammography
• On-site breast ultrasound
• Aspiration cytology (FNAC - fi nal needle aspiration cytology)
• Core Biopsy
• Vacuum Biopsy
• Rapid results
• Specialist Breast Care Nurse
• Fast Access to Surgery

The London Skin Clinic

The clinic offers a friendly, personal yet efficient, modern service within a welcoming and re-assuring environment.

Dermatology Conditions Commonly Consulted (adults & children):

• Eczema & dermatitis
• Acne / spots
• Psoriasis
• Warts, verrucas, molluscum
• Cryotherapy for warts / sun spots
• Rosacea
• Mole check
• Rashes
• Vitiligo / white patches
• Skin Cancer / melanoma / rodent ulcers
• Advice on sun awareness
• Sweating problems
• Hair loss
• Skin allergies
• Urticaria (hives)
• Skin lymphoma (mycosis fungoides, sezary & lymphomatoid papulosis)
• Graft versus host disease

The Gilmore Groin and Hernia Clinic

The clinic is dedicated to minimising patient anxiety. Our caring, highly experienced, multi-disciplinary professional team is available every weekday, so appointments can be usually be offered within 24 hours sometimes even the same day.

We provide a comprehensive rapid access diagnostic and assessment service:

• Consultant Surgeon led specialist team
• Daily Consultant clinics
• On-site general xray
• On-site ultrasound
• Rapid results
• Experienced Nurses
• Fast Access to Surgery

The London Rectal Clinic

The London Rectal Clinic provides the highest professional standards of dedicated care within a friendly and reassuring enviroment. All treatment programmes are individually tailored to each patient’s needs with members of our experienced specialist care team working closely together to ensure ultimate peace of mind and minimum delays.

The services provided are:

Out-patient:

• Haemorrhoidectomy
• Fissure – Creams / Botox / Lateral sphincterotomy / Flaps
• Pilonidal sinus – Excision and closure / Rotational fl aps
• Anal sepsis and fistula in ano
• Rectal prolapse
• Pruritis ani / faecal soiling
• Excision of anal polyps / lesions / warts
• Colonoscopy – diagnostic and polypectomy
• Flexible sigmoidoscopy

In Patient Colorectal Surgery:

• Colon and rectal cancer resection - increasingly laparoscopic assisted surgery
• Diverticular Disease / Diverticulitis
• Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

In Patient General Surgery:

• Laparoscopic appendicectomy
• Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
• Abdominal hernia repair – increasingly via laparoscope
• Bariatric (weight loss)

The London Thyroid Clinic

Established in 2006, The London Thyroid Clinic is one of the specialist clinics run at 108 Harley Street. The clinic provides the highest professional standards of dedicated thyroid care, in a friendly and reassuring environment. The multidisciplinary team is experienced in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant disorders of the thyroid.

All treatment programmes are individually tailored, to suit each patient’s needs. Members of our knowledgeable specialist team work closely together, to ensure minimal delay in diagnosis and treatment, hence maximum peace of mind for every patient.

Assessment of thyroid problems involves:

• History & Examination
• Blood Test
• Ultrasound
• Cytology
• Radionuclide scans
• Other tests as required eg Chest Xray, CT, MRI

108 Xray and Imaging

Founded in 1991 108 X-Ray and Imaging provides an effi cient modern and personalised service within a friendly and re-assuring environment. In addition to rapid diagnostic breast imaging using digital mammography, ultrasound and where appropriate fine needle aspiration cytology, core biopsy or vacuum biopsy, we offer a full range of plain film investigations, general ultrasound including abdominal, gynaecological and small part imaging.

Digital Mammography:

• Bilateral – both breasts
• Unilateral – one breast
• Extra views
• Stereotactic guided fi ne needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy.
• Guidewire insertion to assist with surgical excision.
• Vacuum Biopsy
• Breast screening +/– BCtect blood based test

Plain X-Ray:
Using our equipment any part of the body can be x-rayed.

Ultrasound: The most common procedures using ultrasound include:

• Examination of the axilla
• Guided fi ne needle aspiration cytology and core biopsy
• Guided skin marking to assist surgical excision
• Vacuum Biopsy
• Trans-Vaginal examination
• Liver scan
• Abdominal scan
• Pelvic scan
• Testicular scan
• Prostate