This title features all the relevant anatomy, surgical procedures, and workup needed for residency. The book has expert guidance on preoperative evaluation, surgical anatomy, intraoperative techniques, and postoperative management for a full range of malignant and benign disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands.
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* History, evolution and classification of thyroid and parathyroid surgery * Applied embryology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands * Understanding thyroid physiology and thyroid function tests * Thyroiditis * Hyperthyroidism: toxic multinodular goiter and Grave's disease * Ectopic Thyroid and Thyroglossal Duct Cysts * Treatment of cervical and substernal goiter (+DVD) * Mediastinal access: transcervical, video-assisted, and transsternal * Surgery for Hyperthyroidism (Graves and toxic MNG) * Reoperation for benign thyroid disease * Evaluation and non-surgical management of the thyroid nodule * Thyroid Cytopathology (+DVD) * Thyroid and parathyroid Ultrasound (+DVD) * Preoperative evaluation of lymph nodes in papillary carcinoma * Preoperative Laryngeal exam and Voice (+DVD) * Laser , Thermal and RF treatment of thyroid nodules and parathyroid adenoma * Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Neoplasia * Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid * Papillary microcarcinoma * Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid * Dynamic Risk group analysis * Hurthle cell carcinoma * Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid: Sporadic * Medullary carcinoma: MEN syndromes * Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid: Microcarcinoma * Anaplastic carcinoma and Lymphoma * Pediatric thyroid carcinoma * Chernobyl and radiation induced thyroid cancer * Familial papillary carcinoma * Standard unilateral and bilateral thyroid surgery (+DVD) * Minimally invasive thyroid surgery (+DVD) * Surgical anatomy of the superior laryngeal nerve (+DVD) * Surgical anatomy and monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (with color plate) (+DVD) * Surgery for locally advanced thyroid cancer: Larynx * Surgery for locally advanced thyroid cancer surgery: Trachea (+DVD) * Extracervical approaches to the thyroid * Central neck dissection: indications * Central neck dissection: technique (+DVD) * Lateral neck dissection: indications * Lateral neck dissection: technique (+DVD) * Transoral approach for retropharyngeal nodes * Incisions of the neck surgery * New technology in thyroid surgery * Pathology of the thyroid gland * Pathophysiology of RLN paralysis * Management of RLN paralysis, and repair * Non-neural complications * Endocrine surgical outcomes: Quality Registers * Medical malpractice and Ethics:considerations in thyroid and parathyroid surgery * Postoperative management of differentiated thyroid cancer * Radioactive iodine scanning: ablation and treatment * External beam radiation therapy for thyroid malignancy * Reoperative surgery for thyroid cancer * Alcohol ablation for recurrent papillary nodes * Medical treatment horizons for metastatic thyroid cancer * Primary hyperparathyroidism: pathophysiology and surgical indications, work-up * Preoperative localization tests-US and Sesimibi * Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism (including asymptomatic and normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism) * Standard Bilat Parathyroid Exploration * Focused Single gland parathyroid exploration * Minimally invasive video assisted parathyroid surgery * Parathyroid surgery with local anesthesia * Intraoperative PTH * Radio guided parathyroid surgery * Surgical management of multigland disease * Surgical management of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism * MEN syndromes: parathyroid management * Revision parathyroid surgery * Parathyroid carcinoma * Surgical pathology of the parathyroid glands
