Manual of Surgery with Atlas - Volume XI - Visceral Surgery
The guide reviews the most recent changes in the clinical approach to patients with endocrine diseases amenable to surgical treatment, as well as the significant advances in basic scientific knowledge of endocrine tumors. The indications for parathyroidectomy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and surgical approaches, in which the selective approach is increasingly required, are described. The etiology, pathogenesis, clinic, research, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, operative and conservative treatment in diseases of the thyroid gland, adrenal glands, etc. are discussed in detail. The minimally invasive approach and the endoscopic approach are described. The monograph is a valuable reference for surgeons, students, and residents in the field of visceral surgery.