Consent and Litigation in Thyroid Surgery
Abandoned by client 37.7 % Settled out of court 45 % Damages approved by court 3.16 % Yet to settle 14.14 % Definitions Duty of care is the watchfulness, attention,…
Thyroidectomy Technique
Fig. 18.1 Marking of the neck Incision is usually 2 cm above the sternal notch. When asleep, position the patient supine with a gel roll under the shoulders extending the…
Outcomes and Audit in Endocrine Surgery
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_29 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 29. Outcomes and Audit in Endocrine Surgery Richard Wight1 and David M. Scott-Coombes2 (1) Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,…
Postoperative Management of Thyroid Cancer
TNM stage Description I131 Decreased risk of death I131 Decreased risk of recurrence May facilitate initial staging and follow-up RAI usually recommended T1a ≤1 cm, intrathyroidal, microscopic multifocal No No…
Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Stage TX Primary tumor cannot be assessed T0 No evidence of primary tumor T1a Tumor 1 cm or less in greatest dimension, limited to the thyroid T1b Tumor 1–2 cm…
Voice Change Following Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_26 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 26. Voice Change Following Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Jeremy Davis1 and Meredydd Harries2 (1) ENT Department, Medway Maritime Hospital, Gillingham,…
Surgery for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms (pNENs)
Fig. 10.1 Enucleation of a 1.5 cm insulinoma on the posterior surface of the pancreatic head in a adult Fig. 10.2 Enucleation of a 1.5 cm insulinoma on the anterior…
Managing the Airway in Thyroid Surgery
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_25 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 25. Managing the Airway in Thyroid Surgery Scott Russell1 (1) Department of Anaethestics, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK …
Revision Thyroid Surgery
Recurrent thyrotoxicosis Recurrent compressive symptoms for a MNG Completion surgery for cancer Locoregional cancer recurrence Review or change in pathological diagnosis New pathology (hyperparathyroidism) Incidence Incidence is between 5 and…
Diagnosis and Preoperative Assessment (Algorithms) for Pancreatic NETs
and Karim Meeran1 (1) Department of Endocrinology, Imperial Centre for Endocrinology, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Du Cane Road, London, W12 0HS, UK Karim Meeran Email: k.meeran@imperial.ac.uk Abstract PNETs arise from neuroendocrine…
