Book description
An outstanding reference for performing successful thyroid operations
Atlas of Thyroid Surgery: Principles, Practice, and Clinical Cases
is a concise guide for the surgical management of thyroid disease.
Divided in three main parts, the book opens with an overview of surgical
anatomy and surgical techniques. The author provides a detailed
description of the technique of capsular dissection as well as surgical
cases that aid in the comprehension of important concepts. The book then
features an in-depth discussion of thyroid nodules, including follicular
neoplasms and nodules in Graves and Hashimoto disease, covering basic
science, genetics, clinical aspects, imaging, diagnosis, and surgical
strategies. In the final part, the atlas addresses the management of
malignant tumors, including papillary, anaplastic, and medullary
carcinoma, and describes the principles of classification, treatment
strategies along with current therapeutic controversies, and results.
For differentiated thyroid carcinoma, contemporary strategies focus on
selective risk-dependent treatment that allows for the protection of
patients from overtreatment. Highlights:
Descriptions of endocrine
pathophysiology and the pathogenesis of nodular goiter and thyroid
neoplasms
Thorough discussion of the capsular dissection technique and its
essential advantages as a minimally invasive approach with low
morbidity
Numerous clinical cases with step-by-step demonstrations of surgical
procedures and concise comments on management, helping clinicians
prepare for range of scenarios encountered in everyday practice
120 clear line drawings and full-color photographs that illustrate
key concepts
Surgical videos on accompanying Thieme MediaCenter web page present
detailed surgical technique in five clinical cases with cross
references to the text
Atlas of Thyroid Surgery: Principles, Practice, and Clinical
Cases is a superb guide for general surgeons and endocrine and
ENT surgeons operating on the thyroid. Endocrinologists, oncologists,
pathologists, and residents in these specialties will also greatly
benefit from the wealth of information provided in the text.
"This book...is clearly written by an expert in thyroid
surgery...Systematically covers all aspects of thyroid surgery. There
are good chapters on thyroid nodules, molecular genetic diagnosis and
gene profiling, as well as case records, an excellent chapter on
embryological thyroid developmental anomolies, plus chapters which
describe how to deal with benign nodular goitre, nodules in Graves
disease amd thyroiditis, and malignant tumors. Throughout the text, all
chapters are well referenced and beautifully illustrated. I particularly
enjoyed the simple diagrams used to describe well recognized surgical
maneuvers...This is an excellent book. I would recommend it to any
thyroid surgeon, and it should be on the shelf of most departmental
libraries."--Journal of Laryngology & Otology_x000D_ _x000D_
"Masterful work...Intraoperativephotographs, radiologic images, and
schematic diagrams highlight nearly every page of this text...concise
yet complete...a useful tool for board review...the images and diagrams
in the atlas are outstanding...a valuable addition to any surgical
library and a useful reference for the thyroid surgeon."--Annals of
Otoolgy, Rhinology & Laryngology Professor emeritus, Surgical
Clinic, Spital Zollikerberg, Zollikerberg/Zurich, Switzerland
