© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Celestino Pio Lombardi and Rocco Bellantone (eds.)Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_16 16. Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques: Critical Appraisal and Future Perspectives Paolo Miccoli1 and Gabriele Materazzi1, 2 (1) Department of…
Fig. 11.1 Diagram of superficial cervical plexus 11.5 Types of Locoregional Block There are three types of locoregional blocks that can be used for thyroid and parathyroid surgery: the anterior…
Fig. 4.1 Workflow of molecular diagnostics from thyyroid nodules FNAB For DNA studies, a dedicated FNAB material can be smeared on a microscope glass slide and air-dried or can be…
Fig. 2.1 An US-guided FNAB with perpendicular approach. Only the tip of the needle (AGO-arrow) is visible within the nodule as a bright echogenic focus on the monitor Biopsy specimens…
Fig. 9.1 Volume reduction at 6-month follow-up after a single RFA session performed by moving-shot technique, according initial nodule volume To summarize, in our opinion the optimal volume for submitting…
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016Celestino Pio Lombardi and Rocco Bellantone (eds.)Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1_8 8. High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound Ablation (HI-FU) in Endocrine Neck Diseases Fabrice Menegaux1 , Laurence Leenhardt2 and Olivier Esnault3 (1) Department of…
Fig. 8.1 Catecholamine-induced biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis. The image panels show scanning electron micrographs of biofilms of S. epidermidis adhering to polystyrene after overnight growth in freshly prepared plasma-SAPI…
Fig. 13.1 (a) There is a symbiotic relationship between the microbiome and the host, as the host provides a habitat and resources including nutrients for the microbiome. In turn, the…
Neurotransmitter In microorganisms In plants In animals Acetylcholine Identified independently by Ewins (1914) and Dale (1914) in preparations of ergot spur fungus Claviceps purpurea in Great Britain and in bacteria….
and Nicholas J. Walton1 (1) Institute of Food Research, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich, NR4 7UA, UK Abstract This chapter examines the evidence that the ability of neuroendocrine hormones, notably norepinephrine…
