Yeo-Kyu Youn MD, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine Kyu Eun Lee MD, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital Assistant Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine June Young Choi MD, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Assistant Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine

Step-by-step descriptions of essential surgical procedures and techniques

Complete guidance on preoperative set-up and draping

Focus on evidence for each endoscopic and robotic thyroidectomy technique

Key points highlighted in every chapter

More than 200 full-color illustrations, plus surgical video clips available via a website

I. Surgical Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland.- 1. The Thyroid Gland.- 2. Vasculature of the Thyroid Gland.- 3. Nerves.- 4. Parathyroid glands.- 5. Lymphatic Drainage.- II. Open Thyroidectomy.- 1. Basic Equipment and Instruments of Open Thyroidectomy.- 2. Patient Preparation.- 3. Procedures of Open Thyroidectomy.- 4. Postoperative Care.- III. Endoscopic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA).- 1. Basic Equipment and Instruments of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.- 2. Patient Selection: Indications and Contraindications.- 3. Procedures of Endoscopic Thyroidectomy with Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach.- 4. Postoperative Care.- 5. Complications and Their Treatment.- 6. Comparison between Open and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy.- IV. Robotic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach (BABA).- 1. Basic Equipment and Instruments of Robotic Thyroidectomy.- 2. Advantages and Disadvantages of Robotic Surgery.- 3. Patient Selection: Indications and Contraindications.- 4. Procedures of Robotic Thyroidectomy with Bilateral Axillo-Breast Approach.- 5. Postoperative Care.- 6. Complications and Their Treatment.- 7. Comparison between Endoscopic and Robotic Thyroidectomy.- V. Robotic Thyroidectomy: Bilateral Axillo-Postauricular Approach (BAPA).- VI. New Energy Sources In Surgery.