Liver Surgery for Neuroendocrine Tumors

Jul 14, 2017 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Liver Surgery for Neuroendocrine Tumors

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)…

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Posterior Adrenalectomy

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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…

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Open Distal Pancreatectomy

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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…

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Pancreatic Enucleation

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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…

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Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy

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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-…

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Radioguided Parathyroidectomy

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Figure 1.1 Incision placement Figure 1.2 The background radioactivity count level can be obtained by placing the gamma probe over the thyroid isthmus Figure 1.3 Making the incision Figure 1.4…

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