Figure 13.1 Organization of the operating room equipment and personnel for posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy Figure 13.2 Positioning of the patient Figure 13.3 The initial incision for 12 mm port (middle),…
Figure 19.1 Incisions used for small bowel neuroendocrine tumor (SBNET) resection. If only the small bowel tumor, regional nodes, and gallbladder are to be resected, then a 5- to 6-inch…
Figure 10.1 Incisions for appropriate access for major adrenal excision. (a) A long midline incision or a bilateral or unilateral subcostal incision is preferred for simple or bilateral tumors. (b)…
Figure 21.1 Orientation of incisions of the lower extremity (a), upper extremity (b), and trunk (c) Figure 21.2 (a) Excision of skin and subcutaneous tissue in an ellipse 2 cm…
Figure 9.1 Levels of the central (a) and lateral (b) neck Figure 9.2 Rates of metastasis are highest to levels IIa to Vb, with disease less common at levels I,…
Figure 14.1 Duodenal NET identified incidentally during endoscopy. Note the tumor originates in the submucosa and is seen as a small mass within the duodenal wall 14.1.2 Surgery Patients who…
Figure 5.1 Sestamibi scan showing persistent uptake of the radionuclide by an intrathoracic parathyroid adenoma (arrow) Figure 5.2 CT scan confirming the presence of a parathyroid adenoma in the mediastinum…
Figure 6.1 The incision may be placed just below the cricoid cartilage, conforming to the skin crease. If the patient is likely to require neck dissection, a higher incision on…
Figure 8.1 The upper pole is prepared and resected with ligation of the superior thyroid artery and vein Figure 8.2 The superior parathyroid gland and the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN)…
Figure 2.1 Preoperative imaging in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism. (a) High-resolution ultrasound identified a likely parathyroid adenoma between the left thyroid lobe and the left carotid artery. (b) Planar…
