This book brings together recognized experts in the field to describe their current techniques for the surgical treatment of diseased thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, as well as neuroendocrine tumors of small bowel, pancreas, liver, and skin. For each procedure, indications, operative steps, potential pitfalls and complications, and postoperative management are presented. The clear descriptions coupled with informative and beautiful illustrations will give the reader new perspectives and insights into the anatomy and conduct of these procedures.
Endocrine surgery has been an area of special interest to surgeons for well over a century, while the increasing incidence of neuroendocrine tumors has more recently led to greater attention to these neoplasms. Significant advances have been made in a variety of areas, the most recent being the introduction of minimally invasive methods of removing diseased glands, and the improved understanding of the natural history of neuroendocrine tumors.

Table of contents (21 chapters)
Radioguided Parathyroidectomy
Chen, Herbert
Pages 3-15
Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy with Intraoperative PTH Testing
Weigel, Ronald J.
Pages 17-27
Subtotal Parathyroidectomy for Parathyroid Hyperplasia
kerström, Göran (et al.)
Pages 29-50
Parathyroid Transplantation
Wells, Samuel A.
Pages 51-58
Mediastinal/Thoracoscopic Parathyroidectomy
Prinz, Richard A. (et al.)
Pages 59-73
Thyroid Lobectomy and Total Thyroidectomy
Shaha, Ashok R.
Pages 77-90
Central Neck Dissection for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma
Moley, J. F.
Pages 91-109
Substernal Goiter
Oertli, Daniel
Pages 111-122
Modified Neck Dissection for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Nixon, Iain J. (et al.)
Pages 123-138
Open Transabdominal Adrenalectomy for Malignant Neoplasms
Brennan, Murray F.
Pages 141-154
Posterior Adrenalectomy
Fraker, Douglas L.
Pages 155-172
Laparoscopic Transabdominal Lateral Adrenalectomy
Campbell, Michael J. (et al.)
Pages 173-194
Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy
Lairmore, Terry C.
Pages 195-208
Surgery for Duodenal and Gastric Neuroendocrine Tumors
Norton, Jeffrey A.
Pages 211-222
Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Neuroendocrine Tumors
Amini, Albert (et al.)
Pages 225-244
Open Distal Pancreatectomy
Vollmer, Charles M. (et al.)
Pages 245-265
Laparoscopic Distal Pancreatectomy
Mezhir, James J. (et al.)
Pages 267-280
Pancreatic Enucleation
Nakeeb, Attila (et al.)
Pages 281-298
Small Bowel Resection and Lymphadenectomy for Jejunoileal Neuroendocrine Tumors
Howe, James R.
Pages 301-315
Liver Surgery for Neuroendocrine Tumors
Philip Boudreaux, J. (et al.)
Pages 317-332
Wide Excision and Sentinel Node Mapping for Merkel Cell Carcinoma
Howe, James R.