Chapter 60 Minimally Invasive Single Gland Parathyroid Exploration Nancy D. Perrier, Sareh Parangi Since the early 2000s, scan-directed minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become the operation of choice for patients…
Chapter 10 Reoperation for Benign Disease Ruth S. Prichard, Leigh Delbridge This chapter contains additional online-only content, available on expertconsult.com. Introduction Benign thyroid disease, either benign nodular goiter or Graves’…
Chapter 67 Parathyroid Management in the MEN Syndromes Tracy S. Wang, Tina W.F. Yen, Douglas B. Evans Primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is most commonly a sporadic disease, but it can be…
Chapter 18 Papillary Thyroid Cancer Jennifer A. Sipos, Ernest l. Mazzaferri An Overview of the Epidemiology and Initial Management of Papillary Thyroid Cancer Introduction This chapter summarizes the epidemiology and…
Chapter 44 Surgical Pathology of the Thyroid Gland Zubair W. Baloch, Virginia A. Livolsi Introduction In most thyroid lesions that involve surgeons, the presentation of the clinical problem is a…
Chapter 66 Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Yoshihiro Tominaga Definition Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) refers to a derangement in calcium homeostasis leading to a compensatory increase in parathyroid hormone…
Chapter 45 Pathophysiology of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury Gayle Woodson Introduction Laryngeal nerve injury is a severe and frequently encountered complication of thyroid surgery, and it is a source of…
Chapter 39 Lateral Neck Dissection Indications Jesus E. Medina, Avi Khafif Hefetz The controversy in the management of patients with differentiated thyroid cancer has shifted in recent years from the…
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…
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…
