Full Description
This book provides detailed information about neuromonitoring in thyroid and parotid surgery. In an easy-to-learn format, this book presents the reader with indications and rationale for neuromonitoring use, differences between intermittent and continuous neuromonitoring in thyroid surgery, a detailed description of how to do it in open and endoscopic approaches, loss of signal and how to proceed, outcomes, and neuromonitoring in robotic surgery. Detailed information about how to use neuromonitoring in parotid surgery is also presented. This book is the expert all surgeons need to correctly use neuromonitoring in thyroid and parotid surgery.
Contents
. THYROID SURGERY.- 1. Anatomy of the thyroid gland, RLN, and EBSLN.- 2. The rationale of IONM in thyroid surgery.- 3. Indications for IONM in thyroid surgery.- 4. Anesthesia and IONM in thyroid surgery.- 5. I-ONM vs C-IONM.- 6. IONM of the RLN: How to do it?.- 7. C-IONM of the RLN: How to do it?.- 8. Using Nervetrend.- 9. Neuromonitoring the EBSLN.- 10. Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach (TOETVA) and IONM.- 11. Endoscopic Transaxillary Thyroidectomy and IONM.- 12. Loss of signal and nerve injury.- 13. Outcomes of IONM in thyroid surgery.- 14. Robotic surgery and IONM.- 15. Anatomy of the parotid gland and the facial nerve.- 16. The rationale of IONM in parotid surgery.- 17. Indications for IONM in parotid surgery.- 18. Anesthesia and IONM in parotid surgery.- 19. Neuromonitoring the facial nerve: How to do it?.- 20. Outcomes of IONM in parotid surgery.
