Endocrine surgery

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910133727203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh : , : Saunders/Elsevier, , 2014
• ISBN: 0-7020-4971-9
• Edizione: [5th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Collana: Companion to specialist surgical practice
• Disciplina: 616.20934
• Soggetti: Endocrine glands - Surgery; Endocrine Surgical Procedures
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Parathyroid disease / William B. Inabnet III, James A. Lee, and Barnard J.A. Palmer -- The thyroid gland / James C. Lee, Justin S. Gundara, and Stanley B. Sidhu -- The adrenal glands / Sebastian Aspinall -- Familial endocrine disease : genetics, clinical presentation, and management / Paul Brennan, Stephen G. Ball, and T.W.J. Lennard -- Endocrine tumours of the pancreas / Robin M. Cisco and Jeffrey A. Norton -- Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours / Goran Akerstrom, Per Hellman, and Ola Hessman -- Clinical governance, ethics, and medico-legal aspects of endocrine surgery / Peter Angelos and Barnard J. Harrison -- The salivary glands / Paula Bradley, James O'Hara, and Janet Wilson.
• Sommario/riassunto: Endocrine Surgery meets the needs of surgeons in higher training and practising consultants for a contemporary and evidence-based account of this sub-specialty that is relevant to their general surgical practice. It is a practical reference source incorporating the most current information on recent developments, management issues and operative procedures. The text is thoroughly referenced and supported by evidence-based recommendations wherever possible, distinguishing between strong evidence to support a conclusion, and evidence suggesting that a recommendation can be reached on the balance