With worldwide contributions from experts in the field of parathyroid disease and surgery, Parathyroid Surgery: Fundamental and Advanced Concepts is the only text devoted specifically to the surgical management of parathyroid disease. Chapters include detailed discussions of preoperative diagnosis and testing, advanced imaging techniques and state-of-the-art surgical interventions, and incorporate thorough and judicious reviews of the current medical literature. Postoperative management strategies are also addressed to ensure physicians can safely optimize patient outcomes.

Chapter 1. History of Parathyroid Surgery
Janice L. Pasieka and Jon A. van Heerden

Chapter 2. Physiology of Calcium Regulation
Tracy S. Wang and Julie Ann Sosa

Chapter 3. Dysfunction and Pathology of Calcium Axis
Bethany A. Jackson, Anthony L. Mulloy, and René J. Harper

Chapter 4. Diagnostic and Laboratory Evaluation of Hyperparathyroidism
Julianna Barsony

Chapter 5. Nonsurgical Therapy of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Angela L. Carrelli and Shonni J. Silverberg

Chapter 6. Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Eligibility for Surgery
Justin P. Wagner and Michael W. Yeh

Chapter 7. Ultrasound of the Parathyroid Glands
Lisa A. Orloff and Ryan P. Goepfert

Chapter 8. Scintigraphic Evaluation of Parathyroid Adenomas: Techniques, Protocols, and Interpretation
Twyla B. Bartel, Tracy L. Yarbrough, and Brendan C. Stack, Jr.

Chapter 9. Adjunctive Imaging Modalities: MRI, CT, and 4D-CT
Steven E. Rodgers, Thinh H. Vu, Robert Preston Ray, Beth S. Edeiken-Monroe, and Nancy D. Perrier

Chapter 10. Conventional Parathyroid Surgery: Bilateral Exploration
Adrian M. Harvey and Janice L. Pasieka

Chapter 11. Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy (MIVAP)
Paolo Miccoli and Michele N. Minuto

Chapter 12. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy
Rebecca S. Sippel and Herbert Chen

Chapter 13. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: North American Modifications
William S. Duke and David J. Terris

Chapter 14. Robotic Parathyroidectomy
Naciye Cigdem Arslan, Neil S. Tolley, and Eren Berber

Chapter 15. The Role of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assessment in Parathyroid Surgery
Phillip K. Pellitteri and Richard A. Hodin

Chapter 16. Renal Hyperparathyroidism
Cord Sturgeon and Peter Angelos

Chapter 17. MEN-Associated Hyperparathyroidism
Peter Stanton and Mark Sywak

Chapter 18. Post-Parathyroidectomy Management
Michael C. Singer and David L. Steward

Chapter 19. Prevention and Management of Complications
Maisie L. Shindo and Kresimira Milas

Chapter 20. Management of Refractory Disease
Jennifer L. Mariti and Gregory W. Randolph

Chapter 21. Parathyroid Carcinoma
Jonathan R. George and Gary L. Clayman

Chapter 22. The Future of Parathyroid Surgery
Wen T. Shen and Orlo H. Clark

Index