Full Description
This quick-reference guide is the first book written specifically for the many third- and fourth-year medical students rotating on an endocrine surgery service. Each chapter covers history, physical examination, imaging, and common diagnoses. For each diagnosis, the book sets out the typical presentation, options for non-operative and operative management, and expected outcomes. Chapters include key illustrations, quick-reference charts, tables, diagrams, and bulleted lists. Students can read the text from cover to cover to gain a general foundation of knowledge that can be built upon when they begin their rotation, then use specific chapters to review relevant content before seeing patients in clinic or in the operating room. Topics covered include diagnosis and management of thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal disorders, gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumors, and much more.
Practical and user-friendly, Endocrine Surgery Clerkship is the ideal, on-the-spot resource for medical students and practitioners seeking fast facts on diagnosis and management. Its bullet-pointed outline format makes it optimal for quick reference, and its content breadth covers the most commonly encountered problems in clinical practice.
Contents
Basic overview of endocrine surgery, historical pearls, and how to best prepare for cases.- Part I. Thyroid.- Thyroid Gland Anatomy & Physiology.- Hyperthyroidism: Differential Diagnosis & Surgical Management.- Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules: Ultrasound, Fine Needle Aspiration, Bethesda System, and Molecular Profiles.- Goiter and Benign Thyroid Nodules.- Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.- Medullary Thyroid Cancer.- Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer, Metastasis to the Thyroid, and Thyroid Lymphoma.- Thyroidectomy: Techniques, Adjuncts, and Potential Complications.- Central and Lateral Neck Dissection: Techniques and Potential Complications.- Interventional Endocrinology: Techniques, Indications, and Potential Complications.- Part II. Parathyroid.- Parathyroid Anatomy and Physiology.- Workup and Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism.- Parathyroid Cancer and Hypercalcemic Crisis.- Parathyroidectomy: Techniques, Adjuncts, and Potential Complications.- Part III. Adrenal.- Adrenal Gland Anatomy and Physiology.- Adrenal Incidentaloma: Differential Diagnosis and Workup.- Hypercortisolism.- Hyperaldosteronism.- Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.- Adrenal Metastasis and Adrenocortical Carcinoma.- Minimally Invasive Adrenalectomy: Techniques and Potential Complications.- Open Adrenalectomy: Techniques and Potential Complication.- Part IV. Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine.- Evaluation and Diagnosis of Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors.- Surgery for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: Techniques and Potential Complications.- Surgery for Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Stomach, Small Intestine, Large Intestine, and Rectum: Techniques and Potential Complications.- Part V. Special Considerations.- Familial Endocrine Syndromes.- Reoperative Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery.- Disparities in Endocrine Surgery Care.- Helpful Online and Print References.
