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Describes current techniques for performing endoscopic surgery on the endocrine glands. The 33 chapters are divided into sections on the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, and pancreas. The first chapter in each section reviews the regional anatomy. Among the procedures illustrated are a video-assisted thyroidectomy, unilateral neck exploration under local or regional anesthesia, a transcervical thymectomy, laparoscopic adrenal-sparing surgery, and a laparoscopic enucleation of islet tumors of the pancreas. Color intraoperative photographs are provided. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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This volume is a practical and thoroughly illustrated guide to minimally invasive endocrine surgery, the next frontier for laparoscopic surgery. Written by international experts, most of whom are the developers of these procedures, this text is organized according to anatomic region. Sections on the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenal, and pancreas follow an introduction. Designed to familiarize practitioners with laparoscopic anatomy, this exciting new volume contains full-color illustrations of the anatomy of each region as well as the surgical procedures. General as well as head and neck surgeons will find this a valuable addition to their practice.
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