Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. The Clinical Utility of Serum Thyrotrophin Receptor Antibodies (TRAb) – An Update for Surgeons
L. N. R. Bondugulapati, M. A. Adlan and L. D. Premawardhana (Centre for Endocrine and Diabetes Sciences, University Hospital of Wales, Heath Park, Cardiff, Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Ystrad Fawr Way, Hengoed, UK)
Chapter 2. Thyroidectomy for Intrathoracic Goiter: Surgical Procedures, Potential Complications and Postoperative Outcomes
Luca Bertolaccini, Andrea Viti, Corrado Lauro and Alberto Terzi (Thoracic Surgery Unit, S. Croce e Carle Hospital, Cuneo, Italy)
Chapter 3. Surgical Procedures and Potential Complications
Belén Pérez-Pevida, Cristina Zulueta Santos, Jimena Miranda and Juan C. Galofré (Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition. Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain)
Chapter 4. Thyroid Surgery Complications
Pietro Iacconi, Marco Puccini and Gianluca Donatini, MD, PhD, FEBS (Associate Professor of Surgery, Pisa University, Italy)
Chapter 5. Thyroidectomy: Indications, Technique and Perioperative Care
Dilip Dan, Kavita Deonarine, Christian Beharry, Shamir Cawich and Vijay Naraynsingh (Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies St. Augustine Campus, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies)
Chapter 6. Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands: A Pictorial Review with Clinical Correlates
Shamir O. Cawich, Michael T. Gardner, Dilip Dan, Vijay Naraynsingh and Ramanand Shetty (Department of Clinical Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine Campus, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies)
Chapter 7. Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroidectomy
David Ka-kin Tsui and Chung-ngai Tang (Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong SAR)
Chapter 8. Thyroid Pathology: Our experience
José Luis D’Addino and Maria Mercedes Pigni (Head and Neck Surgery, Vicente Lopez Public Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Index