Adrenal Glands
Diagnostic Aspects and Surgical Therapy
Surgery of the Adrenal Glands is a comprehensive medical textbook that includes everything that a surgeon, but for all purposes any physicain or medical student, may want to find on adrenal surgery in a friendly, up to date, evidence based manner. 30 of the most renowned names in the field of adrenal surgery from the US and Europe draw on their experience in exploring diagnosis, indications for surgery, choice of operation and operative techniques, and surgical outcomes for every major adrenal condition. Over 200 exquisite illustrations, ranging from intraoperative photographs, line drawings, diagnostic images, pathology slides, tables and graphs are available to make each case discussed comprehensible and easy to follow. Traditional and novel therapeutic recommendations are introduced and the latest developments in minimal-access operative techniques are discussed and reviewed. Finally, the best approaches in dealing with challenging conditions such as adrenal incidentaloma, subclinical Cushing's syndrom, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Mineralcorticoid Express Syndrome, Extraadrenal and Malignant Pheochromocytoma are discussed.
1;Preface;5 2;Preface;6 3;Table of Contents;7 4;List of Contributors;9 5;1 History of Adrenal Surgery;14 6;2 Surgical Anatomy;20 7;3 Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis;32 8;4 The Sympathoadrenal System;46 9;5 The Value of Adrenal Imaging in Adrenal Surgery;53 10;6 Cushing's Syndrome;69 11;7 Subclinical Cushing's Syndrome;79 12;8 Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome;87 13;9 Cushing's Syndrome in Children and Adolescents;98 14;10 Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia;111 15;11 Overview of Mineralocorticoid Excess Syndromes;124 16;12 Primary Aldosteronism: The Surgical Perspective;136 17;13 Primary Adrenocortical Carcinoma;140 18;14 Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma;152 19;15 Metastatic Adrenocortical Carcinoma;160 20;16 Virilizing and Feminizing Adrenal Tumors;167 21;17 Pheochromocytoma;185 22;18 Extra-adrenal and Malignant Pheochromocytoma;197 23;19 Pheochromocytoma in MEN-2A, MEN-2B, and von Hippel- Lindau Disease;203 24;20 Benign Paragangliomas;209 25;21 Neuroblastoma;218 26;22 Miscellaneous Adrenal Neoplasms ( Cysts, Myelolipoma, Hemangioma, Lymphangioma);230 27;23 Adrenal Incidentalomas;237 28;24 Clinically Inapparent Adrenal Mass ( Incidentaloma or Adrenaloma);246 29;25 Genetic Syndromes Associated with Adrenal Tumors;256 30;26 Adrenal Tumors and Pregnancy;270 31;27 Adrenal-Sparing Surgery;279 32;28 Anesthesia for Adrenal Surgery;290 33;29 Open Left Anterior Adrenalectomy;301 34;30 Open Right Anterior Adrenalectomy;304 35;31 Open Posterior Adrenalectomy;310 36;32 Right Anterior Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy;314 37;33 Left Anterior Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy;321 38;34 Laparoscopic Lateral Transabdominal Adrenalectomy;325 39;35 Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy;333 40;36 Laparoscopic Partial Adrenalectomy;340 41;37 Virtual Reality and Robotic Technologies in Adrenal Surgery;343 42;Subject Index;352
Linos, Dimitrios A.
Heerden, Jon A. van
| ISBN | 9783540268611 |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 9783540268611 |
| Medientyp | E-Book - PDF |
| Auflage | 2. Aufl. |
| Copyrightjahr | 2005 |
| Verlag | Springer-Verlag |
| Umfang | 362 Seiten |
| Sprache | Englisch |
| Kopierschutz | Digitales Wasserzeichen |
