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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…