Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands

• 1. History, evolution and classification of thyroid and parathyroid surgery

• Applied embryology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands

Understanding thyroid physiology and thyroid function tests

Thyroiditis

Hyperthyroidism:: toxic multinodular goiter and Graves disease

Ectopic Thyroid and Thyroglossal Duct Cysts

Treatment of cervical and substernal goiter (+DVD)

Mediastinal access:: transcervical, video-assisted, and transsternal

Surgery for Hyperthyroidism (Graves and toxic MNG)

Reoperation for benign thyroid disease

Evaluation and non-surgical management of the thyroid nodule

Thyroid Cytopathology (+DVD)

Thyroid and parathyroid Ultrasound (+DVD)

Preoperative evaluation of lymph nodes in papillary carcinoma

Preoperative Laryngeal exam and Voice (+DVD)

Laser , Thermal and RF treatment of thyroid nodules and parathyroid adenoma

Molecular Pathogenesis of Thyroid Neoplasia

Papillary carcinoma of the thyroid

Papillary microcarcinoma

Follicular carcinoma of the thyroid

Dynamic Risk group analysis

Hurthle cell carcinoma

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid:: Sporadic

Medullary carcinoma:: MEN syndromes

Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid:: Microcarcinoma

Anaplastic carcinoma and Lymphoma

Pediatric thyroid carcinoma

Chernobyl and radiation induced thyroid cancer

Familial papillary carcinoma

Standard unilateral and bilateral thyroid surgery (+DVD)

Minimally invasive thyroid surgery (+DVD)

Surgical anatomy of the superior laryngeal nerve (+DVD)

Surgical anatomy and monitoring of the recurrent laryngeal nerve (with color plate) (+DVD)

Surgery for locally advanced thyroid cancer:: Larynx

Surgery for locally advanced thyroid cancer surgery:: Trachea (+DVD)

Extracervical approaches to the thyroid

Central neck dissection:: indications

Central neck dissection:: technique (+DVD)

Lateral neck dissection:: indications

Lateral neck dissection:: technique (+DVD)

Transoral approach for retropharyngeal nodes

Incisions of the neck surgery

New technology in thyroid surgery

Pathology of the thyroid gland

Pathophysiology of RLN paralysis

Management of RLN paralysis, and repair

Non-neural complications

Endocrine surgical outcomes:: Quality Registers

Medical malpractice and Ethics::considerations in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

Postoperative management of differentiated thyroid cancer

Radioactive iodine scanning:: ablation and treatment

External beam radiation therapy for thyroid malignancy

Reoperative surgery for thyroid cancer

Alcohol ablation for recurrent papillary nodes

Medical treatment horizons for metastatic thyroid cancer

Primary hyperparathyroidism:: pathophysiology and surgical indications, work-up

Preoperative localization tests-US and Sesimibi

Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism (including asymptomatic and normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism)

Standard Bilat Parathyroid Exploration

Focused Single gland parathyroid exploration

Minimally invasive video assisted parathyroid surgery

Parathyroid surgery with local anesthesia

Intraoperative PTH

Radio guided parathyroid surgery

Surgical management of multigland disease

Surgical management of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism

MEN syndromes:: parathyroid management

Revision parathyroid surgery

Parathyroid carcinoma

Surgical pathology of the parathyroid glands