Spleen

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on Spleen

18 Spleen S. Appleton and D. Roy CONTENTS Laparoscopic splenectomy  Open splenectomy  Conservative splenectomy  Appraisal 1. The spleen is an important organ, with both haematological and immunological functions (Fig. 18.1). Do…

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Lower urinary tract

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on 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…

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Parathyroid

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on 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…

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Open Thyroidectomy

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on 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…

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Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on 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…

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New Energy Sources in Surgery

Mar 26, 2017 by in GENERAL SURGERY Comments Off on New Energy Sources in Surgery

, Kyu Eun Lee1 and June Young Choi1 (1) Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)   Abstract The ideal dissecting instrument is safe, selective, able to cut…

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Facts

Mar 25, 2017 by in PHYSIOLOGY Comments Off on Facts

The kinetics of diffusion versus carrier-mediated transport processes vary, as depicted in Figure 1. Figure 1 Simple diffusion of a substance is described by the Fick equation, as follows: where…

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