Main description:

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 of probabilities.

This is a title in the Companion to Specialist Surgical Practice series whose eight volumes are an established and highly regarded source of information for the specialist general surgeon.

Contents:

• Parathyroid disease
• The thyroid gland
• The adrenal glands
• Familial endocrine disease: genetics, clinical presentation
• Endocrine tumours of the pancreas
• Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours
• Clinical governance, ethics and medico-legal aspects of endocrine surgery
• The salivary glands

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