Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases
This handy book offers a complete overview of current minimally invasive techniques for the management of endocrine diseases of the neck, reflecting how, in the past few years, the development of various ultrasound-guided procedures and endoscopic/video-
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Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases
Celestino Pio Lombardi • Rocco Bellantone Editors
Minimally Invasive Therapies for Endocrine Neck Diseases
Editors Celestino Pio Lombardi Chief of Endocrine Surgery Unit Policlinico Gemelli – CIC Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome Italy
Rocco Bellantone Chief of Istituto Semeiotica Chirurgica Chief of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery Unit Policlinico Gemelli Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Rome Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-20064-4 ISBN 978-3-319-20065-1 DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-20065-1
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Preface
The diagnostic and therapeutic approach to endocrine diseases of the neck have undergone tremendous change during the past decade owing to important research findings and technological advances. New tools and methods have been introduced into clinical practice that are capable of improving diagnosis and enabling selection of candidates for a specific interventional approach. At the same time, various minimally invasive techniques have been developed with a view to offering optimal treatment in each individual case. The consequence is that endocrinologists, pathologists, and neck and endocrine surgeons now have at their disposal a large armamentarium of possible techniques with which to study and treat the patient. We have used minimally invasive surgical approaches in patients with endocrine diseases of the neck since 1997. We are now proud to present this book, which is based on our own longstanding experience and is supported by the expertise of leading authorities in the field, who have kindly collected and discussed their
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