Central Neck Dissection: Indications
Chapter 37 Central Neck Dissection Indications Amanda M. Laird, David L. Steward, Gerard M. Doherty Introduction In 2010 there were an estimated 44,670 new cases of thyroid cancer despite only…
Non-Neural Complications of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Chapter 47 Non-Neural Complications of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Ted H. Leem, Erivelto Volpi, David W. Eisele Introduction Complications of contemporary thyroid and parathyroid surgery are infrequent. Paramount in the…
Radio-Guided Parathyroid Exploration
Chapter 64 Radio-Guided Parathyroid Exploration Joel T. Adler, Brendan C. Stack, Jr., Herbert Chen Introduction Contemporary parathyroid operations are successful: surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism has evolved to a procedure with…
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy
Chapter 31 Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy Paolo Miccoli, Gabriele Materazzi Introduction Please go to expertconsult.com to view related video Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy. The first endoscopic procedures proposed to reduce…
Local Anesthesia for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
Chapter 62 Local Anesthesia for Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Jason D. Prescott, Robert Udelsman Regional Anesthesia for Thyroid Surgery Anesthesia for thyroid surgery was first described in 1849 by the…
Transoral Resection of Parapharyngeal and Retropharyngeal Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases
Chapter 41 Transoral Resection of Parapharyngeal and Retropharyngeal Thyroid Carcinoma Metastases Michael E. Kupferman, Gary L. Clayman Introduction Metastases from well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma (WDTC) to the retropharyngeal and parapharyngeal lymph…
Endocrine Quality Registers: Surgical Outcome Measurement
Chapter 48 Endocrine Quality Registers Surgical Outcome Measurement David M. Scott-Coombes, Anders O.J. Bergenfelz Introduction It is a fundamental aspect of a surgeon’s practice that he or she has an…
Medical Treatment for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer
Chapter 55 Medical Treatment for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Yariv Houvras, Manisha H. Shah Introduction Thyroid cancer comprises a diverse range of histologic and clinical entities encompassing well-differentiated papillary and follicular…
Intraoperative PTH Monitoring during Parathyroid Surgery
Chapter 63 Intraoperative PTH Monitoring during Parathyroid Surgery Denise Carneiro-Pla, Phillip K. Pellitteri Introduction Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring has been used since the 1990s to guide the excision of…
Surgery for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer: Trachea
Chapter 35 Surgery for Locally Advanced Thyroid Cancer Trachea Ashok R. Shaha, Jatin P. Shah Please go to expertconsult.com to view related video Tracheal Resection for Locally Advanced Carcinoma of…
