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Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Contributors; Thyroid; 1 Thyroid Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology; Thyroid Gland-Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology; Embryology of the Thyroid Gland; Embryological Anomalies of the Thyroid with Clinical Significance; Embryology of the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve; Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland; Gross Anatomy; Histology of the Thyroid Gland; Thyroid Physiology; Thyroid Hormone Synthesis; Circulating Thyroid Hormones; Cellular Effects of Thyroid Hormones; Control of Thyroid Function by TSH; Calcitonin; References; 2 Hyperthyroidism.
PathophysiologyAetiology and Incidence; Evaluation; History; Physical Examination; Laboratory Tests; Other Investigations; Management; Medical Management; Radioactive Iodine Treatment; Surgical Management of Hyperthyroidism; Indications for Operative Management of Hyperthyroidism; Preoperative Preparation; Perioperative Anaesthesia Considerations; Choice of Operation for Hyperthyroidism; Postoperative Care; Results of Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism; References; 3 Thyroid Nodules in Children; Incidence and Epidemiology; Etiology; Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules.
History and Physical Examination of the Child with a Thyroid NoduleLaboratory Tests to Evaluate Thyroid Nodules; Imaging in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules; Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules; References; 4 Thyroid Cancer in Children; Incidence; Epidemiology; Etiology; Risk of Thyroid Cancer After Radiation Exposure; Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Syndromes; Pathology; Papillary Thyroid Cancer; Follicular Thyroid Cancer; Other Thyroid Cancers; Clinical Presentations of Thyroid Cancer; Evaluation; Treatment; Surgical Treatment; Postoperative Staging.
Postoperative Radioactive Iodine TreatmentOutcomes/Complications; References; Parathyroid; 5 Parathyroid Gland Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology; Parathyroid Embryology; Parathyroid Anatomy; Macroscopic Appearance of Parathyroid Glands; Relationship of Parathyroid Glands to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves; Blood Supply of Parathyroid Glands; Ectopic Parathyroid Glands; Histology; Parathyroid Physiology; Parathyroid Hormone; References; 6 Parathyroid Surgery in Children; Incidence/Epidemiology; Etiology; Pathology; Clinical Presentation; History and Symptoms; Physical Examination; Blood Tests.
ImagingIndications for Operation; Management; Preoperative Management; Hypercalcemic Crisis; Operative Management; Postoperative Management; Complications; Long-Term Outcomes and Follow-up; References; Adrenal; 7 Adrenal Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology; Embryology; Adrenal Cortex Histology and Physiology; Adrenal Medulla Histology and Physiology; Adrenal Anatomy; Relationship to Retroperitoneal Structures; Venous Anatomy; Arterial Anatomy; Lymphatic Anatomy; Anatomic Basis of Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal; References; 8 Pheochromocytoma; Epidemiology.
PathophysiologyAetiology and Incidence; Evaluation; History; Physical Examination; Laboratory Tests; Other Investigations; Management; Medical Management; Radioactive Iodine Treatment; Surgical Management of Hyperthyroidism; Indications for Operative Management of Hyperthyroidism; Preoperative Preparation; Perioperative Anaesthesia Considerations; Choice of Operation for Hyperthyroidism; Postoperative Care; Results of Thyroidectomy for Hyperthyroidism; References; 3 Thyroid Nodules in Children; Incidence and Epidemiology; Etiology; Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules.
History and Physical Examination of the Child with a Thyroid NoduleLaboratory Tests to Evaluate Thyroid Nodules; Imaging in the Evaluation of Thyroid Nodules; Fine Needle Aspiration of Thyroid Nodules; References; 4 Thyroid Cancer in Children; Incidence; Epidemiology; Etiology; Risk of Thyroid Cancer After Radiation Exposure; Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Syndromes; Pathology; Papillary Thyroid Cancer; Follicular Thyroid Cancer; Other Thyroid Cancers; Clinical Presentations of Thyroid Cancer; Evaluation; Treatment; Surgical Treatment; Postoperative Staging.
Postoperative Radioactive Iodine TreatmentOutcomes/Complications; References; Parathyroid; 5 Parathyroid Gland Embryology, Anatomy and Physiology; Parathyroid Embryology; Parathyroid Anatomy; Macroscopic Appearance of Parathyroid Glands; Relationship of Parathyroid Glands to the Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves; Blood Supply of Parathyroid Glands; Ectopic Parathyroid Glands; Histology; Parathyroid Physiology; Parathyroid Hormone; References; 6 Parathyroid Surgery in Children; Incidence/Epidemiology; Etiology; Pathology; Clinical Presentation; History and Symptoms; Physical Examination; Blood Tests.
ImagingIndications for Operation; Management; Preoperative Management; Hypercalcemic Crisis; Operative Management; Postoperative Management; Complications; Long-Term Outcomes and Follow-up; References; Adrenal; 7 Adrenal Gland Embryology, Anatomy, and Physiology; Embryology; Adrenal Cortex Histology and Physiology; Adrenal Medulla Histology and Physiology; Adrenal Anatomy; Relationship to Retroperitoneal Structures; Venous Anatomy; Arterial Anatomy; Lymphatic Anatomy; Anatomic Basis of Surgical Approaches to the Adrenal; References; 8 Pheochromocytoma; Epidemiology.