Surgery of the Parathyroid Glands. Recent Advances

      Аннотация: 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.

Ключевые слова: Parathyroid, Glands, surgery, Endocrinology, parathyroidectomy