Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy
Fig. 14.1 Instruments Fig. 14.2 Trocars sites: three trocars are positioned on the line of anterior border of the SCM. Central trocar receive the 10-mm 0° endoscope and the other…
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy (MIVAP)
Fig. 13.1 MIVAP: Left inferior laryngeal nerve and left superior parathyroid adenoma Thanks to the central access, MIVAP allows contralateral parathyroid glands exploration through the same skin incision when necessary…
Patient Counselling and Patients’ Involvement in Health Policy
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Celestino Pio Lombardi and Rocco Bellantone (eds.)Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_24 24. Patient Counselling and Patients’ Involvement in Health Policy Dominique Van Doorne1 and Moreno Busolin1 (1) EUPATI National Liaison Team,…
Ultrasound Features of Thyroid, Parathyroid, Neck Lymph Nodes: Normal and Pathologic Pattern
Median sensitivity (range) (%) Median specificity (range) (%) Hypoechoic vs. surrounding parenchyma 81 % (48–90 %) 53 % (36–92 %) Hypoechoic vs. strap muscles 41 % (27–59 %) 94…
Cytology of Thyroid Lesions
Fig. 3.1 A colloid goiter showing a colloid droplet and clusters of typical follicular cells (LBC, Pap, 300×) The cytological findings of a nodular lesion in Graves’s disease is not…
Percutaneous Laser Thermal Ablation (LAT): Techniques, Indications, Experience and Complications
Fig. 6.1 (a) Ultrasound scan of a large, prevalently solid, cold thyroid nodule (DM 4.6 × 2.3 × 3.7 cm vol 20.3 cc). (b) Under ultrasound monitoring, two optical fibres are inserted into the…
Critical Appraisal
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Celestino Pio Lombardi and Rocco Bellantone (eds.)Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_21 21. Critical Appraisal Randall P. Scheri1 and Julie Ann Sosa1 (1) Department of Surgery, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA …
Topical Hemostatic Agents
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Celestino Pio Lombardi and Rocco Bellantone (eds.)Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_20 20. Topical Hemostatic Agents Luca Revelli1 , Serena Elisa Tempera1 , Chiara Bellantone1, Marco Raffaelli1 and Celestino Pio Lombardi1 (1) Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Endocrina e…
Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation
Fig. 7.1 Sequential US images of the moving shot technique. (a, b) The electrode is initially positioned at the periphery of the deep and remote portions of the target nodule,…
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection for the Management of Thyroid Lesions
Fig. 5.1 Percutaneous ethanol injection: procedure of treatment. (a) Fluid drainage. (b) Needle tip within the fluid area of nodule. (c) Near total fluid removed. (d) Ethanol infusion Fig. 5.2…
