Poliovirus and Other Enteroviruses
Draped over the handlebars of a bicycle in the Central African country of Chad is a satchel containing poliovirus vaccine. The satchel includes a logo with the words “Kick Polio…
The History of Medicine, Clinical Trials, Gene Therapy, and Xenotransplantation
Dr. Albert Sabin examining a vial of live, attenuated poliovirus vaccine in 1959. © Everett Collection Inc./Alamy Stock Photo. “The science of today is the technology of tomorrow.” —Edward Teller…
the Best for Last: Bacteriophages
Vials of bacteriophage cocktails produced by researchers at the Eliava Institute of Bacteriophage, Microbiology and Virology, Tbilisi, Georgia. Their expertise is recognized around the world as a leading organization in…
Robot-Assisted Neck Dissection in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma
Fig. 13.1 Self-retaining retractors and Yankauer suctions. (a) Two retractors which are located on the left side had already been developed by Professor Chung for robotic thyroidectomy via a transaxillary…
Bilateral Axillo-breast Approach (BABA) Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroid Surgery
Fig. 8.1 Schematic depiction of the operating room setup for a BABA endoscopic right hemithyroidectomy After skin preparation, the surgeon marks the midline, the major anatomical landmarks (including the thyroid…
Imaging for Parathyroid Surgery
Fig. 14.1 Gray-scale ultrasound (left) and color Doppler ultrasound (right), both showing transverse view of a left inferior parathyroid adenoma, situated between the trachea and the carotid artery. A typical…
Total Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Axillary Approach
Fig. 7.1 Two trocars, one 12 mm and one 5 mm, are inserted through the 30-mm skin incision in the axilla. A second 5-mm trocar is then inserted just inferior…
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy
Fig. 17.1 Minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy (MIVAP): setup of the operative room and surgical team The monitor is placed at the head of the patient, across from the surgeon, who…
Radioguided Parathyroidectomy
Fig. 18.1 The incision is marked and measured Prior to making the incision, a baseline assessment of background radioactivity is measured by placing the gamma probe over the thyroid isthmus…
