2 Office Examination of the Vestibular Patient Jameson K. Mattingly, Laura Wazen, and Stephen P. Cass Introduction The vestibular physical exam begins with a thorough history, as careful characterization of…
13 Allergy and Autonomic Dizziness Louis M. Hofmeyr and Marcelle Groenewald Introduction Vertigo and disequilibrium have many causes. Allergy and autonomic dysfunction are well recognized in the literature as two…
Fig. 5.1 The viscero-vertebral angle approach Fig. 5.2 Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma within middle posterior compartment demonstrated in fusion imaging Fig. 5.3 Thoracoscopic approach to mediastinal parathyroid adenoma shown in Fig….
Fig. 2.1 Early (a) and late (b) planar two-dimensional 99mTc-sestamibi scan showing complete washout on the late-phase image. Careful evaluation of the early-phase image shows asymmetric inferior extension of the…
Fig. 1.1 Migration of the thyroid, parathyroids, and pharyngeal pouch derivatives . The thyroid, parathyroid glands, and ultimobranchial bodies migrate inferiorly from their origin in the embryo. Courtesy of Tim…
1990 2002 2008 2013 Serum calcium (mg/dL above upper limit of normal) 1–1.6 1 1 1 Skeletal DEXA z-score less than −2.0 DEXA t-score less than −2.5 at any…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ralph P. Tufano and Phillip K. Pellitteri (eds.)Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60723-8_4 4. Reoperative Surgical Planning and Adjunct Localization Studies Jonathon O. Russell1, Salem I. Noureldine1, Nafi Aygun2 and Ralph P. Tufano1 (1) Department of Otolaryngology – Head…
© Springer International Publishing AG 2018Ralph P. Tufano and Phillip K. Pellitteri (eds.)Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60723-8_6 6. Surgical Techniques and Pearls: The Unsuccessful Reoperation Jeffrey M. Bumpous1 and Mary Worthen1 (1) Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery…
Fig. 8.1 Anatomic representation of laryngeal (a) and respiratory tract (b) epithelium indicating squamociliary junctions at which recurrent respiratory papilloma predilection occurs (Republished with permission from Kashima et al. 1993)…
Fig. 7.1 Procedure setup. (a) Patient is receiving a nebulizer treatment of 3 mL of 4% lidocaine pre-procedure. (b) Patient positioning and procedure room setup. Note the KTP laser machine on…
