Endocrine Surgery

Thyroid.- Thyroid Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology: A Review for the Surgeon.- The Assessment of Thyroid Nodules.- Thyroid: Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy.- Thyroid Imaging.- Multinodular Goiter.- Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroiditis: Causes, Investigation, and Management.- Molecular Biology of Thyroid Cancer.- Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: An Overview and the Chernobyl Effect.- Poorly Differentiated and Undifferentiated Thyroid Cancer.- Postoperative Management of Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.- Medullary Thyroid Cancer.- Technique of Thyroidectomy.- Lymph Node Dissection in Thyroid Cancer.- Management of the Laryngeal Nerves and Voice.- Parathyroid.- Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology of the Parathyroid Glands.- Presentation and Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Parathyroid Localization and Imaging.- Intraoperative PTH Monitoring.- Focused Parathyroidectomy.- Parathyroid: Bilateral Neck Exploration.- Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery.- Management of Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism.- Parathyroid Carcinoma.- Adrenal.- Adrenal Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology.- Adrenal Imaging.- Adrenal Venous Sampling.- Primary Hyperaldosteronism.- Cushing's Disease and Syndrome.- Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.- Adrenocortical Carcinoma.- Incidentaloma.- Adrenal Metastases and Rare Adrenal Tumors.- Technique of Open and Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy.- Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy.- Pancreas.- Pancreas: Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology.- Pancreatic Imaging: The Value for Surgery of Neuroendocrine Pancreatic Tumors.- Diagnosis and Management of Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia.- Gastrinoma.- Rare Functioning Pancreatic Endocrine Tumors.- Laparoscopic Radiofrequency Ablation of Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors in the Liver.- PancreaticIncidentaloma.- Technique of Pancreatic Resection.- Familial Endocrine Conditions.- Familial Endocrine Conditions.- Carcinoid.- Carcinoid: Presentation and Diagnosis, Surgical Management.

Johnathan G H Hubbard, MD, FRCS, Consultant Endocrine Surgeon & Clinical Lead Endocrine Surgery, Guys & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust. He is a member of numerous societies, such as International Association Endocrine Surgeons, International Society of Surgery, European Society of Endocrine Surgeons, British Association of Endocrine Surgeons (No 204246), Francophone Association of Endocrine Surgery, Fellow Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Fellow Royal Society of Medicine, BMA (No 7372188) William B. Inabnet, III, MD, Co-Director, New York Thyroid Center, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA; Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY; Chief, Endocrine Surgery Section, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. Fellow American College of Surgeons, Association for Academic Surgery, American Society of General Surgeons, French Surgical Association, American Association of Tissue Banks, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, American Thyroid Association, Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons, Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne, Am Society for Bariatric Surgery, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity, International Association of Endocrine Surgeons, International Society of Surgery, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, New York Surgical Society, Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, European Society of Endocrine Surgeons. He's Editorial Board member of the Thyroid journal and guest editor of Surgery, SOAR, World J Surg, Surg Endoscopy, Annals of Surgery journals.

Chung-Yau Lo, FRCS, FACS, Chief, Division of Endocrine Surgery, Clinical Professor & Honorary Consultant, Department of Surgery, University of Hong Kong Medical Centre, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong and Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Queen

From the reviews:"This new endocrine surgery book comprehensively covers both the fundamentals as well as most current aspects of the field. ... It is targeted primarily at endocrine surgeons and general surgeons or residents with a particular interest in endocrine surgery. ... endocrinologists, radiologists, or nuclear medicine physicians would also find the book useful. ... The chapters are well written and enjoyable to read. ... The liberal use of images and color figures adds tremendously to the text and distinguishes this book." (Sonia L. Sugg, Doody's Review Service, December, 2009)"This comprehensive review of the current literature and practice in endocrine surgery takes the time to describe procedural processes necessary to perform the current surgical therapies. ... This book is highly informative for developing residents and a great review for practicing surgeons. ... This is a well written book that will benefit those in training and keep those in practice up to date with the latest advances in the field." (Julie Cupp, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)

From the reviews:

"This new endocrine surgery book comprehensively covers both the fundamentals as well as most current aspects of the field. ... It is targeted primarily at endocrine surgeons and general surgeons or residents with a particular interest in endocrine surgery. ... endocrinologists, radiologists, or nuclear medicine physicians would also find the book useful. ... The chapters are well written and enjoyable to read. ... The liberal use of images and color figures adds tremendously to the text and distinguishes this book." (Sonia L. Sugg, Doody's Review Service, December, 2009)

"This comprehensive review of the current literature and practice in endocrine surgery takes the time to describe procedural processes necessary to perform the current surgical therapies. ... This book is highly informative for developing residents and a great review for practicing surgeons. ... This is a well written book that will benefit those in training and keep those in practice up to date with the latest advances in the field." (Julie Cupp, Doody's Review Service, March, 2012)