Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands / Gregory W. Randolph ; illustrations by Robert Galla.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Randolph, Gregory W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thyroid gland--Surgery.

Thyroid gland.

Parathyroid glands--Surgery.

Parathyroid glands.

Thyroid Gland--surgery.

Parathyroid Glands--surgery.

Medical Subjects:

Thyroid Gland--surgery.

Parathyroid Glands--surgery.

Physical Description:

xviii, 620 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : W. B. Saunders, [2003]

Summary:

This groundbreaking new text offers expert guidance on preoperative evaluation, surgical anatomy, intraoperative techniques, and postoperative management for a full range of disorders of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Written by 53 experts in the fields of otolaryngology, general surgery, endocrinology, and pathology, this book covers all of the significant new techniques and technologies available in the field and features 15 chapters entirely devoted to surgical techniques.

Contents:

1 History of Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery 3

2 Applied Embryology of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands 12

Section II Benign Thyroid Disease

3 Thyroid Physiology and Thyroid Function Testing 23

4 Thyroiditis 42

5 Ectopic Thyroid and Thyroglossal Duct Cysts 56

6 Nontoxic Goiter 61

7 Surgery of Cervical and Substernal Goiter 70

8 Approach to the Mediastinum 101

9 Hyperthyroidism: Toxic Nodular Goiter and Graves' Disease 109

10 Surgery for Hyperthyroidism 123

Section III Preoperative Evaluation

11 Evaluation and Nonsurgical Management of the Thyroid Nodule 139

12 Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland 149

13 Imaging of the Thyroid Gland 163

Section IV Thyroid Neoplasia

14 Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Carcinoma 179

15 Papillary Carcinoma of the Thyroid 188

16 Follicular Carcinoma of the Thyroid 212

17 Risk Group Analysis for Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma 219

18 Hurthle Cell Carcinoma of the Thyroid 227

19 Medullary Carcinoma of the Thyroid 232

20 Lymphoma and Anaplastic Carcinoma of the Thyroid 245

21 Pediatric Thyroid Carcinoma 253

Section V Thyroid Surgery

22 Unilateral Thyroidectomy: Indications and Technique 265

23 Bilateral Thyroidectomy: Indications and Technique 284

24 Surgical Anatomy of the Superior Laryngeal Nerve 293

25 Surgical Anatomy of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve 300

26 Invasive Disease: Management of the Larynx 343

27 Invasive Disease: Management of the Trachea 350

28 Pathophysiology of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis 366

29 Management of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis 374

30 Reoperative Thyroid Surgery 385

31 Surgical Pathology of the Thyroid Gland 392

Section VI Surgery of the Neck

32 Management of the Neck in Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma 409

33 Neck Dissection: Technique 419

Section VII Postoperative Considerations

34 Postoperative Complications 433

35 Postoperative Management of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma 444

36 Radioiodine Scanning, Ablation, and Treatment 465

37 External-beam Radiotherapy for Thyroid Malignancy 479

Section VIII Parathyroid Surgery

38 Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Physiology and Surgical Indications 489

39 Preoperative Localization Tests 498

40 Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism 507

41 Surgical Management of Multiglandular Parathyroid Disease 529

42 Minimal Access Parathyroidectomy 549

43 Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assessment during Parathyroidectomy 557

44 Revision Parathyroid Surgery 564

45 Surgical Pathology of the Parathyroid Glands 571

46 Parathyroid Carcinoma 578.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0721689906

OCLC:

52041688