Lymph Node Surgery for Thyroid Cancer
Level Nodes Lateral compartment I Submental and submandibular nodes II Deep cervical nodes from the skull base to the level of the hyoid. Further divided by the relationship to the…
Localization of Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal NETs
Fig. 9.1 (a) Axial CT image during the arterial phase of contrast medium enhancement demonstrates a brightly enhancing 8 mm diameter nodule (arrow) in the anterior portion of the pancreatic…
Diagnostic Work-Up and Nonsurgical Management of Pituitary Disease
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_39 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 39. Diagnostic Work-Up and Nonsurgical Management of Pituitary Disease Thomas J. Beech1 and Wiebke Arlt2 (1) ENT Department, University Hospital Birmingham,…
Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumor (NET) Surgery
Early complications Intermediate complications Late complications Bleeding, perforation Leakage, abscesses Recurrence Pearls and Pitfalls Pearls Important to check gastrin pre- and postoperatively Type II may be part of MEN1 Pitfalls…
Presentation and Biochemical Assessment of Pituitary Disease
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_37 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 37. Presentation and Biochemical Assessment of Pituitary Disease John Ayuk1, 2 and Penelope M. Clark3, 2 (1) Department of Endocrinology, Queen…
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_34 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 34. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Ioannis Christakis1 and Fausto Palazzo1 (1) Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Imperial College NHS Trust,…
Retrosternal Goiter
Fig. 20.1 Pemberton’s sign. The presence of a retrosternal goiter causes facial flushing and distended superficial veins. Mild flushing is noted with the arms by the side indicating some baseline…
Extended Surgery for Extra-thyroidal Disease Invasion
Structure “T” stage Symptom/signs Central neck Strap muscles T3 Hard fixed thyroid mass Parathyroids T3 – Skin T4a Skin ulceration/erythema RLN and SLN T4a Dysphonia or weak fatigable voice,…
Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_35 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 35. Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery Thomas W. J. Lennard1 (1) Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne,…
Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_33 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 33. Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism R. James England1 and Hisham Mehanna2 (1) Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Hull and East…
