Tag Sam M Wiseman

Spleen

Core Procedures Open splenectomy Laparoscopic splenectomy Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy Partial splenectomy Open/laparoscopic splenulectomy The spleen is a large, encapsulated, complex mass of vascular and lymphoid tissue situated in the upper left quadrant of the abdominal cavity between the fundus of…

Overview of the abdomen

This chapter is an overview of the surgical anatomy of the abdomen, the region of the body that is located between the thoracic diaphragm and the pelvic inlet. It is bounded by muscular layers of the abdominal wall and by…

Thyroid and parathyroid glands

Core Procedures Thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy Total thyroidectomy/near-total thyroidectomy Sistrunk procedure (resection of a thyroglossal duct cyst) Parathyroidectomy Subtotal parathyroidectomy and transcervical thymectomy Parathyroid autotransplantation Parathyroid cryopreservation Central neck dissection The thyroid gland takes its name from the Greek words…

Spleen

Core Procedures Open splenectomy Laparoscopic splenectomy Hand-assisted laparoscopic splenectomy Partial splenectomy Open/laparoscopic splenulectomy The spleen is a large, encapsulated, complex mass of vascular and lymphoid tissue situated in the upper left quadrant of the abdominal cavity between the fundus of…

Overview of the abdomen

This chapter is an overview of the surgical anatomy of the abdomen, the region of the body that is located between the thoracic diaphragm and the pelvic inlet. It is bounded by muscular layers of the abdominal wall and by…

Thyroid and parathyroid glands

Core Procedures Thyroid lobectomy and isthmusectomy Total thyroidectomy/near-total thyroidectomy Sistrunk procedure (resection of a thyroglossal duct cyst) Parathyroidectomy Subtotal parathyroidectomy and transcervical thymectomy Parathyroid autotransplantation Parathyroid cryopreservation Central neck dissection The thyroid gland takes its name from the Greek words…