Parathyroid Management in the MEN Syndromes
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…
Papillary Thyroid Cancer
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…
Surgical Pathology of the Thyroid Gland
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…
Surgical Management of Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
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…
Pathophysiology of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury
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…
Lateral Neck Dissection: Indications
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…
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…
