This pocket handbook is geared towards surgical endocrinologists in training but will also be useful as a quick reference to the practicing endocrine surgeon or the resident in training during their surgical endocrinology rotation. It provides the essential information physicians need to aid them in the evaluation and management of patients with both straightforward and complex endocrine problems. This book contains practical information about how to order, perform, and interpret laboratory assessments, diagnostic tests and imaging tests, as well as useful treatment algorithms to aid in the care of patients with endocrine disorders.

by Rebecca S Sippel (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, USA) & Herbert Chen (University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, USA)

Contents:

Thyroid:
Thyroid Function Tests
Ultrasound
FNA Technique
Evaluation of a New Thyroid Module
Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer
Management of Aggressive Variants and Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer
Management and Complication of Thyroidectomy
Parathyroid:
Role of Genetic Testing
Venous Sampling
Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism
Management of Hungry Bone Syndrome/Hypocalcemia
Adrenal:
Adrenal Incidentaloma
Cushing's Syndrome
Adrenal Cortical Cancer
Endocrine Pancreas:
Carcinoid
Insulinoma
Gastrinoma
Non-Functional NE Tumors and Metastatic NE Tumors