Bookeditor, Gregory W. Randolph.
Summary: "Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands empowers the reader to diagnose benign and malignant diseases effectively, implement the latest cutting-edge techniques, and achieve optimal patient outcomes. This surgical reference book encompasses the most up to date state of the art knowledge, presented by world-renown authors in thyroid and parathyroid surgery, in one concise yet comprehensive source, offering the detailed guidance you need to produce the best results"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
History of thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Applied embryology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
Thyroid physiology and thyroid function testing
Thyroiditis
Thyroglossal duct cysts and ectopic thyroid tissue
Surgery of cervical and substernal goiter
Approach to the mediastinum: transcervical, transsternal, and video-assisted
Surgical management of hyperthyroidism
Reoperation for benign thyroid disease
The evaluation and management of thyroid nodules
Fine-needle aspiration of the thyroid gland : the 2Bethesda system
Fine-needle aspiration and molecular analysis
Ultrasound of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
Preoperative radiographic mapping of nodal disease for papillary thyroid carcinoma
Laryngeal examination in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Radiofrequency and laser ablation of thyroid nodules and parathyroid adenoma
Differentiated thyroid cancer incidence
Molecular pathogenesis of thyroid neoplasia
Papillary thyroid cancer
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
Papillary carcinoma observation
Follicular thyroid cancer
Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP)
Dynamic risk group analysis and staging for differentiated thyroid cancer
Hürthle cell tumors of the thyroid
Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma
Syndromic medullary thyroid cancer: MEN 2A and MEN 2B
Anaplastic thyroid cancer and primary thyroid lymphoma
Pediatric thyroid cancer
Familial nonmedullary thyroid cancer
Principles in thyroid surgery
Robotic and extracervical approaches to the thyroid and parathyroid glands
Transoral thyroidectomy
Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy
Surgical anatomy and monitoring of the superior laryngeal nerve
Surgical anatomy and monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve
Surgery for locally advanced thyroid cancer: larynx, tracheal invasion, and esophageal
Central neck dissection: indications and technique
Lateral neck dissection: indications and technique
Incisions in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Surgical pathology of the thyroid gland
Pathophysiology of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury
Management of recurrent laryngeal nerve paralysis
Nonneural complications of thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Quality assessment in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Ethics and malpractice in thyroid and parathyroid surgery
Postoperative management of differentiated thyroid cancer
Postoperative radioactive iodine ablation and treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer
External beam radiotherapy for thyroid malignancy
Reoperative thyroid surgery
Nonsurgical treatment of thyroid cysts, nodules, thyroid cancer nodal metastases, and hyperparathyroidism: the role of percutaneous ethanol injection
Medical treatment horizons for metastatic differentiated and medullary thyroid cancer
Primary hyperparathyroidism: pathophysiology, surgical indications, and preoperative workup
Guide to preoperative parathyroid localization testing
Principles in surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism
Standard bilateral parathyroid exploration
Minimally invasive single gland parathyroid exploration
Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy
Intraoperative PTH monitoring during parathyroid surgery
Surgical management of multiglandular parathyroid disease
Surgical management of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroid management in the men syndromes
Revision parathyroid surgery
Parathyroid carcinoma
Surgical pathology of the parathyroid glands.