Manual of Endocrine Surgery

摘要: ment of those endocrine diseases encountered by the general surgeon. Opera tions on pituitary gland are, therefore, specifically excluded. It should be most useful to surgical residents and practicing surgeons, but we hope it will also prove wide range physicians who deal with surgically correctable disorders. The book has four sections - Surgery Parathyroids, Thyroid, Pan creas, Adrenals. Each section deals in a systematic manner practical aspects anatomy, physiology, pathology, diagnosis, treatment. Specific attention been given detailed description operative strategy, technique, postoperative management. Individual steps are illustrated full color, specific figure legends facing pages. artwork represents distillation twelve months intensive collabora tion between authors staff medical illustrators 'ensure anatomic fidelity clarity. We believe that use color opened up new dimension illustration providing greater realism allowing accent important features. techniques described herein represent personal preferences. recognize there may several satisfactory alternate approaches every case. Where is controversy, have outlined our approach problem somewhat dogmatically belief certain circumstances single point view better than without selection."