This book provides an expert perspective, from some of the world’s leading surgeons, on the papers that have had the greatest impact in the field of thyroid and parathyroid surgery over the past decade. The broad range of topics covered will enable the reader to understand how recent research developments have led to changes in current thyroid and parathyroid surgical practice and represents an excellent resource for trainees at all levels preparing for specialty examinations. This book contains: Concise review and analysis of key papers by expert clinicians with each chapter focused on the most important aspects of the surgical management of thyroid and parathyroid disease Essential reading for students, residents, fellows and surgeons studying for their professional exams or wanting an update on the current thyroid and parathyroid surgery literature Critical distillation of the diverse and expanding research over a broad range of topics from this field that includes investigation and management of benign and malignant thyroid disease, primary, secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism, thyroid and parathyroid surgery and surgical complications Expert analysis of the key contemporary papers and topics underlying the practice of endocrine neck surgery for general surgeons, otolaryngologists, head and neck surgeons, endocrine surgeons, trainees and other healthcare professionals

Table of Contents:
Part One: Thyroid Section One: Thyroid Nodule Evaluation & Treatment Chapter One: Ultrasound Review by: Julia E. Noel, Lisa A. Orloff Chapter 2: Cytology Review by: William G Albergotti, Emad Al Haj Ali Chapter 3: Molecular Diagnostics Review By: Todd McMullen Chapter 4: Ablation Review By: Hannah Nieto,Neil Sharma Section Two: Thyroidectomy Chapter 5: Surgeon Volume Review by: Akie Watanabe, Sam M. Wiseman Chapter 6: Thyroidectomy: Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Monitoring Review by: Marika D. Russell, Rick Schneider, Che-Wei Wu, Amr H. Abdelhamid, Gregory W. Randolph Chapter 7: Superior Laryngeal Nerve Management. Review by Thomas D. Milner, Eitan Prisman Chapter 8: Thyroidectomy: Vessel Sealing Devices Review by Matthew Cherko, Ram Moorthy Chapter 9: Thyroidectomy: Parathyroid Autofluorescence Review by: Paulina Kuczma, Marco Demarchi, Frederic Triponez Chapter 10: Remote Access Thyroidectomy Review by: Maureen D. Moore, Thomas J. Fahey Chapter 11: Thyroidectomy: Robotic Review by: Mahmoud Omar, Mohamed Aboueisha, Mohamed Shama, Emad Kandil Chapter 12: Graves' Disease Review by: Rajam Raghunathan, Jacques How, Roger Tabah, Elliot Mitmaker, Chapter 13: Goiter Chapter Authors: Lucinda Duncan-Were, Carla Pajak Chapter 14: Complications Review By: Sendhil Rajan, Muhammad Shakeel, Sebastian Aspinall Chapter 15: Hypoparathyroidism Review by: Richard D. Bavier, David Goldenberg Chapter 16: Parathyroid Autotransplantation Review by: Helen E Doran Section Three – Thyroid Cancer Chapter 17: Epidemiology Review by: Charles Meltzer Chapter 18: NIFTP Review by Tal Yalon,, Haggi Mazeh, Chapter 19: Microcarcinoma Review by Timothy M. Ullmann,Quan-Yang Duh Chapter 20: Risk Stratification Review by: Nancy L. Cho, Gerard M. Doherty Chapter 21:Staging Review by: Bianka Saravana-Bawan, Jesse D Pasternak Chapter 22: Extent of Thyroidectomy Review by: Pavithran Maniam, Iain J. Nixon Chapter 23: Central Neck Dissection Review by: Shayanne A. Lajud, Jeremy L. Freeman Chapter 24: Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer Review by: Agamemnon Pericleous, Samuel Backman, Matilda Annebäck, Neil Tolley Chapter 25: Recombinant TSH/Adjuvant Radioactive Iodine Therapy Review by: Daegan Sit, Jonn Wu, Sarah Hamilton Chapter 26: Targeted Therapy Review by: Arif Adnan Shaukat Chapter 27: Anaplastic Carcinoma Review by: Omar Hilmi, Miss Lucy Li Chapter 28: Medullary Carcinoma Review by Aleix Rovira, Paul V Carroll, Ricard Simo Chapter 29: Medullary Carcinoma: MEN-2 Review by: Yi Sia, Radu Mihai Chapter 30: Pediatric Differentiated Carcinoma Review by: Frances T. Lee, Xavier M. Keutgen, Peter Angelos Part Two: Parathyroid Section Four: Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Preoperative Chapter 31: Epidemiology Review by: Brendan C. Stack Jr. Chapter 32: Natural History of Untreated Disease Review by: Fares Benmiloud Chapter 33: Surgical Indications Review by: Peter Truran Chapter 34: Preoperative Localisation Review by: Saba P Balasubramanian Section Five: Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Parathyroidectomy Chapter 35: Surgeon Volume Review by: Rongzhi Wang, Herbert Chen Chapter 36: Bilateral Operation Reviewed by: Fiona C Eatock, Ioan Titus Cvasciuc, Chapter 37: Focused Operation Review by: Bianka Saravana-Bawan, Adrienne Melck Chapter 38: Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Intraoperative PTH Measurement Review By: Hiba Fatayer, Susannah Shore Chapter 39: Remote access Operation Review By: Priscilla Procopio, Pennestrì Francesco, Marco Raffaelli Chapter 40: Parathyroid Cryopreservation Review by: Abby Gross, Eren Berber Chapter 41: Autofluorescence Review by: John Phay Chapter 42: Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Samir Damji, Adrian Harvey Chapter 43: Normohormonal Primary Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Mechteld C de Jong, Sheila M Fraser Chapter 44: Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Matilda Annebäck, F. Fausto Palazzo Chapter 45: Surgical Complications Review by: Neil Patel, Michael Stechman, Chapter 46: MEN1- Hyperparathyroidism Review by: David Leong, Stan Sidhu Chapter 47: MEN-2 - Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Mechteld C de Jong, Rajeev Parameswaran Section Six: Secindary Hyperparathyroidism Chapter 48: Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Hadiza S Kazaure, Julie Ann Sosa Section Seven: Tertiary Hyperparathroidism Chapter 49: Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Review by: Thomas Burton, Goswin Meyer- Rochow Section Eight: Parathyroid Carcinoma Chapter 50: Parathyroid Carcinoma Review by: Gaurav Agarwal, Dileep Ramesh Hoysal