John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_37 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 37. Presentation and Biochemical Assessment of Pituitary Disease John Ayuk1, 2 and Penelope M. Clark3, 2 (1) Department of Endocrinology, Queen…
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_34 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 34. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Ioannis Christakis1 and Fausto Palazzo1 (1) Department of Thyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Imperial College NHS Trust,…
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_35 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 35. Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery Thomas W. J. Lennard1 (1) Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne,…
Fig. 20.1 Pemberton’s sign. The presence of a retrosternal goiter causes facial flushing and distended superficial veins. Mild flushing is noted with the arms by the side indicating some baseline…
Structure “T” stage Symptom/signs Central neck Strap muscles T3 Hard fixed thyroid mass Parathyroids T3 – Skin T4a Skin ulceration/erythema RLN and SLN T4a Dysphonia or weak fatigable voice,…
John C. Watkinson and David M. Scott-Coombes (eds.)Tips and Tricks in Endocrine Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4471-2146-6_33 © Springer-Verlag London 2014 33. Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism R. James England1 and Hisham Mehanna2 (1) Department of ENT/Head and Neck Surgery, Hull and East…
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,…
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…
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,…
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…
