GENERAL SURGERY
TOXICITY OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
5TOXICITY OF THE HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM Sherilyn A. Gross This chapter describes toxicities affecting blood. The following subjects are covered: Origins of blood cell types Assays used for analyzing hematoxicity Diseases…
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…
