Atlas of Endocrine Surgical Techniques

Atlas of Endocrine Surgical Techniques, a title in the new Surgical Techniques Atlas series edited by Drs. Townsend and
Evers, presents state-of-the-art updates on the full range of endocrine surgical techniques performed today. Drs. Duh,
Clark, and Kebebew, along with esteemed international contributors, offer you expert advice on a variety of endocrine
surgical techniques, including laparoscopic and endoscopic procedures to help you expand your repertoire and hone your
clinical skills. Full-color illustrations and photographs enhance visual guidance and Expert Consult functionality
gives you easy access to the full text online at expertconsult.com.


Key Features

■Includes convenient access to the full-text online as well as procedural videos that highlight pivotal moments and
the techniques of the physician’s who pioneered the procedures, showing you how to proceed.

■Offers step-by-step guidance on a variety of endocrine surgical techniques, giving you more options for the
challenges you face.

■Discusses the hottest topics in endocrine surgery, including minimally invasive techniques that result in shorter
recovery times and better outcomes for patients.

■Presents more than 400 full-color illustrations and step-by-step intraoperative photographs for expert visual
guidance.

■Discusses pearls and pitfalls to help you avoid complications.
■Uses a consistent, easy-to-follow chapter format that includes clinical anatomy, pre-operative considerations,
operative steps, and post-operative care to make reference easy.



Section I Thyroid Surgery

Thyroidectomy for Nodules or Small Cancers
3 (22)
Christopher R. McHenry

Thyroidectomy for Locally Advanced Cancer
25 (22)
Ashok R. Shaha

Thyroidectomy for Large or Substernal Goiters
47 (13)
Shane Y. Morita

Martha A. Zeiger

Reoperative Thyroid Surgery
60 (12)
Jacob Moalem

Wen T. Shen

Lymph Node Dissection for Thyroid Cancer
72 (14)
Miriam N. Lango

John A. Ridge

Surgical Anatomy, Intraoperative Neural Monitoring, and Operative Management of the RLN and SLN
86 (27)
Gregory W. Randolph

Section II Parathyroid Surgery

Bilateral Neck Exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
113 (22)
Andrew B. Greene

Mira Milas

Allan E. Siperstein

Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
135 (10)
Leigh Delbridge

Todd McMullen

Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy
145 (20)
Paolo Miccoli

Gabriele Materazzi

Piero Berti

Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Gamma Probe Guided
165 (15)
Susan C. Pitt

Herbert Chen

Section III Adrenal Surgery

Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy: Lateral Approach
180 (14)
Geoffrey B. Thompson

John R. Porterfield

Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy
194 (11)
James Lee

Open Adrenalectomy for Cancer
205 (15)
Douglas B. Evans

Jean-Nicholas Vauthey

Jeffrey E. Lee

Section IV Pancreatic Surgery for Endocrine Diseases

Laparoscopic Pancreatic Enucleation or Resection for Neuroendocrine Tumor
220 (10)
Andrew A. Gumbs

William B. Inabnet

Pancreatoduodenectomy for Neuroendocrine Tumor
230 (13)
Matthew L. White

Gerard M. Doherty

Index 243