BookCelestino Pio Lombardi, Rocco Bellantone, editors.
Contents:
1. Ultrasound features of thyroid, parathyroid, neck lymph nodes: normal and pathologic pattern
2. Fine needle aspiration biopsy
3. Cytology of thyroid lesions
4. Molecular markers in thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsises
5. Percutaneous ethanol injection for the management of thyroid lesions
6. Percutaneous laser thermal ablation (LAT): techniques, indications, experience, and complications
7. Percutaneous radiofrequency ablation
8. High-intensity focused ultrasound ablation (Hi-FU) in endocrine neck diseases
9. Mini-invasive techniques for the treatment of thyroid nodules: critical issues
10. Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT)
11. Locoregional anesthesia in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
12. Robotic thyroidectomy
13. Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy (MIVAP)
14. Endoscopic parathyroidectomy
15. Minimally invasive video-assisted neck dissection
16. Minimally invasive surgical techniques: critical appraisal and future perspectives
17. Superior laryngeal nerve monitoring
18. Recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring
19. Hemostatic devices
20. Topical hemostatic agents
21. Critical appraisal
22. How to avoid and manage post-operative complications
23. Perioperative medical treatment
24. Patient counselling and patients' involvement in health policy.