title: Surgical considerations and controversies in thyroid and parathyroid surgery.
abstract: The techniques of thyroid surgery have been fully elucidated in several surgical texts and atlases. This article discuss surgical pearls of thyroid and parathyroid surgery. We discuss preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative considerations and controversies for both procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Lakenheath Hospital, 48 MDOS/SGOSL, RAF Lakenheath, APO AE 09464, UK.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Affleck
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Swartz
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D019990:Perioperative Care; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000601:surgery*; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*