Surgery of the Parathyroid Glands : Recent Advances

ISBN-13: 9786200466167 / Angielski

Mahmoud Sakr

Opis

This book gives a brief history on parathyroid gland surgery and describes parathyroid gland embryology, anatomy, histology and physiology. It discusses the recent advances in many topics of parathyroid gland surgery including, hyper- and hypo-parathyroidism, hungry bone syndrome, post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia (overview, risk factors, presentation, prevention and management), parathyroid transplantation, and parathyroid cancer. This book also describes the different techniques of parathyroidectomy and discusses the recent advances in intra-operative tools used during parathyroidectomy.

O autorze

Sakr, Mahmoud
Mahmoud Sakr, MD, PhD, FACS, Professor of Surgery; graduated in 1981 and had his MS and PhD at Alexandria University, Egypt. He had his fellowship at University of Pittsburgh, USA. He is a fellow of the ICS and ACS and published 28 books and 121 articles in esteemed journals and is an editorial board member of repute in many international journals.