TY - BOOK AU - Lennard, Tom W. J. (ed) TI - Endocrine surgery: a companion to specialist surgical practice T2 - Companion to specialist surgical practice SN - 0702049638 PY - 2014/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Saunders Elsevier KW - ENDOCRINE GLANDS, surgery KW - ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES KW - ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES, surgery N1 - 5th ed. / edited by Tom W.J. Lennard; Parathyroid disease / William B. Inabnet III, James A. Lee, and Barnard J.A. Palmer -- The thyroid gland / James C. Lee, Justin S. Gundara, and Stanley B. Sidhu -- The adrenal glands / Sebastian Aspinall -- Familial endocrine disease : genetics, clinical presentation, and management / Paul Brennan, Stephen G. Ball, and T.W.J. Lennard -- Endocrine tumours of the pancreas / Robin M. Cisco and Jeffrey A. Norton -- Gastrointestinal neuroendocrine tumours / Goran Akerstrom, Per Hellman, and Ola Hessman -- Clinical governance, ethics, and medico-legal aspects of endocrine surgery / Peter Angelos and Barnard J. Harrison -- The salivary glands / Paula Bradley, James O'Hara, and Janet Wilson N2 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 UR - https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20110057368 ER -