Choose well, cut well, get well
1 Choose well, cut well, get well R.M. Kirk CONTENTS Choose well Cut well Get well This three-point dictum, probably coined in the early 20th century, was never intended as…
Colonoscopy
12 Colonoscopy R.J. Leicester CONTENTS Description of operation DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION Appraise 1. Colonoscopy has revolutionized the diagnosis and treatment of colonic disease, allowing accurate mucosal visualization, biopsy and therapeutic polypectomy….
Lower urinary tract
37 Lower urinary tract G. Smith and S. Pridgeon CONTENTS Suprapubic catheter insertion Cystoscopy Operations for urethral strictures Prostatectomy for benign prostatic enlargement Formation of ileal conduit Traumatic rupture of…
Parathyroid
21 Parathyroid J.C. Watkinson, D.S. Kim and J. England CONTENTS Hyperparathyroidism and parathyroidectomy Parathyroid carcinoma Re-operation HYPERPARATHYROIDISM AND PARATHYROIDECTOMY Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is classified into primary, secondary and tertiary disease. In…
Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA)
, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Abstract The operating theater for endoscopic thyroidectomy is similar to that…
Robotic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA)
, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Abstract The operating theater for robotic thyroidectomy is similar to those…
Open Thyroidectomy
, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Abstract The operating theater is prepared as a non-sterile atmosphere and…
Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland
, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Abstract The thyroid gland is located in front of the neck…
Robotic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Postauricular Approach (BAPA)
, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea) Abstract While the bilateral axillo-breast approach (BABA) to endoscopic neck surgery…
