Mahmoud F. Sakr

Gebundenes Buch

Parathyroid Gland Disorders

Controversies and Debates

Beschreibung

The book offers a comprehensive overview of all parathyroid gland disorders both, benign and malignant. It emphases established concepts, presents the ongoing controversies, challenges and debates on diagnosis and treatment of different parathyroid gland disorders, with a view of clarifying some uncertainties, making suggestions to resolve others, and establishing strategies to reach therapeutic success.In addition to general information on parathyroid gland embryology, surgical anatomy, histology and physiology, the chapters explore hyperparathyroidism, osteitis fibrosa cystica, hypoparathyroidism, hungry bone syndrome, the importance of calcium in the human body and differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia. The last chapters investigate post-thyroidectomy hypocalcemia, thyroid cancer, recent intra-operative localizing tools, and illustrate new techniques of parathyroidectomy, as well as parathyroid transplantation. The book will be an invaluable and indispensable source of knowledge and reference for all specialists and trainees entrusted with the care of patients suffering from parathyroid disease.

Autor

Mahmoud Sakr, MD, PhD, FACS, is currently a Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery Unit, Alexandria University, Egypt. He graduated in 1981 and completed his Master Degree (MS) and doctorate degree (PhD) in Surgery at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. He had his fellowship in Surgery and Organ Transplantation at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania, USA. He published 40 medical books as well as 125 articles in esteemed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute in many international journals.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer / Springer International Publishing / Springer, Berlin
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-3-031-07417-2
• 1st edition 2022
• Seitenzahl: 408
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 160mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 850g
• ISBN-13: 9783031074172
• ISBN-10: 3031074173
• Artikelnr.: 63985641