Fig. 3.1 Paolo Miccoli and his colleagues in Pisa developed a minimally invasive cervical approach that relies on endoscopic assistance to achieve and incision as small as ¾ in., with…
Year Ref. First MIVAT performed in Pisa 1998 First series reported in literature 1999 Miccoli et al.1 MIVAT and CT demonstrate similar surgical results 2001 Miccoli et al.2 MIVAT…
Fig. 12.1 A 6-cm incision site is marked within a horizontal neck crease At this point the fascia overlying the submandibular gland is incised at the most inferior aspect of…
Fig. 1.1 Albert Theodor Billroth, 1867 (Reproduced with permission from Institut für Medizingeschichte, Universität Bern, Buehlstrasse 26, CH 3012 Bern) In spite of Billroth’s myriad achievements, Theodor Kocher (1841–1917) stands…
David J. Terris and Michael C. Singer (eds.)Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4614-9011-1_21 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 21. The Future of Robotic Thyroid Surgery and Neck Dissection F. Christopher Holsinger1 (1) Division…
Foley CS, Agcaoglu O, Siperstein AE, Berber E. Robotic transaxillary endocrine surgery: a comparison with conventional open technique. Surg Endosc. 2012;26:2259–66.CrossRef Fraker DL, Harsono H, Lewis R. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy:…
David J. Terris and Michael C. Singer (eds.)Minimally Invasive and Robotic Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery201410.1007/978-1-4614-9011-1_19 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 19. Thyroid Surgery 2020 Peter Angelos1 and Raymon H. Grogan2 (1) Department of Surgery, The University…
Fig. 15.1 Patterns of IOPTH decrease There is no universal agreement on what constitutes an adequate decrease in IOPTH to assure cure. George Irvin and his associates rely on a…
Fig. 11.1 The lymph node groups are divided into six cervical levels (levels 1-6) and one upper mediastinal (level 7), comprising seven levels each bounded by distinct anatomical borders (From…
Fig. 2.1 Different approaches to minimally invasive and remote access parathyroid surgery Mini-open Parathyroidectomy The open, focused parathyroidectomy has gained widespread acceptance as having statistically equivalent outcomes to traditional bilateral…
