Carotid Surgery: Interposition/Endarterectomy (Including Eversion)/Ligation Vinit N. Varu Wei Zhou DEFINITION Stroke is the leading cause of disability in the United States and Western Europe and the third leading cause…
Modified Radical Mastectomy Tiffany A. Torstenson Judy C. Boughey DEFINITION Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) is a surgical procedure that removes all breast tissue and lymphatic-bearing tissue in the axilla. This…
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Melanoma Merrick I. Ross Michael Kim DEFINITIONS The sentinel lymph node(s) are defined as the first nodes to receive direct lymphatic drainage from the cutaneous…
Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Kristine E. Calhoun Benjamin O. Anderson DEFINITION Breast-conserving therapy was first introduced as a treatment option for women with breast cancer beginning in the 1970s, with multiple…
Adrenalectomy: Open Posterior Barbra S. Miller DEFINITION Adrenal masses may be benign or malignant and functional or nonfunctional with regard to excess hormone secretion. An open posterior approach should be…
Selective Neck Dissection for Melanoma Vasu Divi DEFINITION The goal of a selective neck dissection for melanoma is the complete removal of the lymph nodes and lymphatics that drain a…
Vertebral Transposition Techniques and Stenting Mark D. Morasch DEFINITION Treatment for occlusive lesions involving the origin of the vertebral artery (V1 segment) is undertaken to relieve posterior brain circulation ischemia,…
Free Transverse Rectus Abdominis Musculocutaneous Flap Reconstruction after Mastectomy Maurice Y. Nahabedian Ketan M. Patel DEFINITION Breast reconstruction using free tissue transfer techniques have become routine procedures following mastectomy. The…
Lymph Node Dissection in Thyroid Cancer Gerard M. Doherty DEFINITION Most thyroid cancer develops from the follicular cells of the thyroid gland (differentiated thyroid cancer includes papillary and follicular subtypes)….
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…
