© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Gianni Bona, Filippo De Luca and Alice Monzani (eds.)Thyroid Diseases in Childhood10.1007/978-3-319-19213-0_12 12. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism Mariacarolina Salerno1 , Lucia De Martino1 and Manuela Cerbone1 (1) Pediatric Section- Department of Translational Medical…
Figure. 15.1 Exposure of the infrapancreatic superior mesenteric vein (SMV). The lesser sac is opened widely by elevating the omentum off the transverse colon and reflecting it cephalad with the…
Figure 12.1 Patient positioning for a laparoscopic right adrenalectomy Figure 12.2 (a) Trocar sites for laparoscopic right adrenalectomy. (b) Placement of trocar sites to facilitate dissection of a large tumor…
Figure 20.1 Radiofrequency ablation (RFA). (a) Probe being advanced into the lesion, usually under ultrasound guidance. (b) Deploying the tines to the just beyond the edges of the lesion. (c)…
Figure 3.1 Placement of a collar skin incision 3 cm above the sternal notch is often the preferred position for subtotal parathyroidectomy in an elderly person, as this will leave…
Figure 11.1 (a) Prone positioning for posterior adrenalectomy with the table flexed; the dotted line designates the skin incision. (b) The skin incision is made vertically from the 10th rib…
Figure 16.1 Incision options for open distal pancreatectomy. (A) Left subcostal incision. (B) Subcostal extension across the midline. (C) Upward midline extension (“hockey stick”). (D) Lateral extension. (E) (inset), Standard…
Figure 18.1 Exposure of the body and tail of the pancreas 18.5.1.2 Exposure of the Pancreas (Head and Uncinate) After gaining access to the peritoneal cavity, the hepatic flexure of…
Figure 17.1 Port placement for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. The initial site of entry, whether by the Hassan or Veress technique, is left to the discretion of the surgeon. A supra-…
Figure 7.1 Positioning of the patient Figure 7.2 Neck incision. The length of the incision depends on whether a lateral neck dissection is also planned. If only a central neck…
