Front Matter -- Epidemiology and Acceptable Rates of Complications Following Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery. Incidence of Morbidity Following Thyroid Surgery / Paolo Miccoli, Michele N Minuto, Mario Miccoli -- Medical Malpractice and Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands / Daniel D Lydiatt, Robert Lindau -- Extent of Thyroidectomy and Incidence of Morbidity / Dana M Hartl, Martin Schlumberger -- Thyroid Surgery in Paediatric Patients / Scott A Rivkees, Christopher K Breuer, Robert Udelsman -- Best Practices in Thyroid Surgery. How to Perform a "Safe" Thyroidectomy / Elliot J Mitmaker, Quan-Yang Duh -- Minimally Invasive Video-assisted Thyroidectomy / Paolo Miccoli, Michele N Minuto, Piero Berti -- Robotic Thyroid Surgery / Michael C Singer, David J Terris -- Extensive Surgery for Thyroid Cancer / Emad H Kandil, Salem I Noureldine, Ralph P Tufano -- Extensive Surgery for Thyroid Cancer / Dana M Hartl, Haitham Mirghani, Daniel F Brasnu -- Surgery for Retrosternal/Upper Mediastinal Thyroid/Parathyroid Disease / Jeffrey J Houlton, David L Steward -- Reoperative Thyroid Surgery / N Gopalakrishna Iyer, Ashok R Shaha -- How to Use Energy Devices and their Potential Hazards / Paolo Miccoli, Michele N Minuto -- Intraoperative Complications. The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / David Goldenberg, Gregory W Randolph -- The Superior Laryngeal Nerve / Tammy M Holm, Sara I Pai -- The Parathyroid Glands in Thyroid Surgery / Maisie Shindo -- Cosmetic Complications / Melanie W Seybt, David J Terris -- Intraoperative Complications. Management and Prevention of Laryngotracheal and Oesophageal Injuries in Thyroid Surgery / Eran E Alon, Mark L Urken -- Injury of the Major Vessels / Lourdes Quintanilla-Dieck, Neil D Gross -- Lesions Following Lateral Neck Dissection / Clive S Grant -- Amiodarone-induced Thyrotoxicosis and Thyroid Storm / Fausto Bogazzi, Luca Tomisti, Piero Berti, Enio Martino -- Postoperative Complications Requiring Urgent Treatment. Respiratory Failure Following Extubation / Moran Amit, Dan M Fliss -- Postoperative Bleeding / Richelle T Williams, Peter Angelos -- The Occurrence and Management of Pneumothorax in Thyroid Surgery / Kamran Samakar, Jason Wallen, Alfred Simental -- Postoperative Complications. The Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Michele P Morrison, Gregory N Postma -- The Parathyroids / Claudio Marcocci, Luisella Cianferotti -- The Rare Ones: Horner's Syndrome, Complications from Surgical Positioning and Post-Sternotomy Complications / Lukas H Kus, Jeremy L Freeman -- Late Complications of Thyroid Surgery / Dennis R Maceri -- Post-thyroidectomy Distress / Mira Milas, Zvonimir Milas -- New Issues: Complications Following Minimally Invasive and Robotic Techniques. Minimally Invasive Techniques Performed Through the Neck Access / Paolo Miccoli, Michele N Minuto, Valeria Matteucci -- Minimally Invasive Techniques Performed Through Other Accesses / Kee-Hyun Nam, William B Inabnet -- Complications of Robotic Thyroidectomy / David J Terris, Michael C Singer -- Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism, Metabolic Effects of Post-thyroidectomy Thyroid Hormone Replacement, and Quality of Life after Thyroid Surgery. Iatrogenic Hypothyroidism and Its Sequelae / Paolo Vitti, Francesco Latrofa -- Quality of Life after Thyroid Surgery / Alessandro Antonelli, Poupak Fallahi.

Includes index.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book helps endocrine surgeons, general surgeons, and otolaryngologists perfect surgical techniques and overcome the various complications that can arise when performing surgery of the thyroid.