Thyroid Lobectomy Amy C. Fox Paul G. Gauger DEFINITION Total thyroid lobectomy is defined as the surgical removal of an entire thyroid lobe and isthmus. It can be used as…

Laparoscopic Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy Michael G. Johnston James A. Lee Disclaimer: The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or…

Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator Flap Breast Reconstruction after Mastectomy Adeyiza O. Momoh DEFINITION Autologous reconstruction techniques after mastectomy are well-established options for breast reconstruction. Although over the years multiple flap…

Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Peter Angelos Raymon H. Grogan DEFINITION Although there is no uniformly agreed upon definition of a “minimally invasive parathyroidectomy” (MIP), most surgeons accept that this term refers…

Subtotal Thyroidectomy for Graves’ Disease Edwin L. Kaplan Raymon H. Grogan DEFINITION Subtotal thyroidectomy means the removal of most of both lobes of the thyroid, but some thyroid tissue is…

Popliteal Dissection Glenda G. Callender Kelly M. McMasters DEFINITION Popliteal dissection, or popliteal lymphadenectomy, is the removal of all lymph node-bearing tissue from the popliteal fossa. This procedure is most…

Advancement and Rotational Flaps Jeffrey H. Kozlow DEFINITION Advancement and rotational flaps are tissue transfer techniques used in reconstructive surgery for the closure of acquired defects. A flap is an…

Skin-Sparing and Nipple/Areolar-Sparing Mastectomy Eleni Tousimis Rache Simmons DEFINITION Skin-sparing mastectomy is defined as removal of the breast tissue while preserving the natural skin envelope for immediate breast reconstruction. This…

Wide Excision of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma Russell S. Berman Jeffrey E. Gershenwald DEFINITION Wide excision (WE) of a primary cutaneous melanoma is the term used to describe the definitive surgical…

Thyroidectomy for Substernal Goiters Andrew G. Shuman Ashok R. Shaha DEFINITION A goiter refers to any abnormal thyroid enlargement secondary to nutritional deficiency, endocrine disease, or neoplasm. In general terms,…