Bøger af Mahmoud F. Sakr

The book offers in a single resource the whole coverage of different diseases and lesions, congenital or acquired, of the tongue, along with a complete spectrum of surgical techniques that can be used to achieve the best functional and aesthetic results.In addition to tongue embryology, surgical anatomy, histology and physiology, the book explores the differential diagnosis of congenital anomalies of the tongue and lingual lesions, as well as the most recent advances in surgical management (resection, reconstruction and surgical management of the neck in patients with tongue cancer).The volume includes unique chapters about tongue replantation and tongue allo-transplantation. Richly illustrated, this book provides an indispensable source of knowledge to all specialists and trainees entrusted with the care of patients suffering from tongue lesions.

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.