Thymus Gland Pathology Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Features /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Lavini, Corrado (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Moran, Cesar A. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Morandi, Uliano (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schoenhuber, Rudolf (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Milano : Springer Milan, 2008.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Oncology.; Neurology.; Pediatrics.; Surgery.; Thoracic surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Thoracic Surgery.

The thymus has been a mysterious gland for centuries. The awareness of its role has been progressing, in particular during the second half of the twentieth century. The thymic pathology is related to several complex congenital, non-oncological, and oncological diseases. Many of these illnesses requi...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Thymus from Antiquity to the Present Day: the History of a Mysterious Gland
• Embryology and Anatomy of the Thymus Gland
• Physiology and Immunology of the Thymus Gland
• Congenital Pathology of the Thymus
• Hyperplastic and Inflammatory Pathology of the Thymus
• Benign and Malignant Tumors
• Clinical Features of Thymus Pathology
• Thymus and Myasthenia Gravis. Pathophysiological and Clinical Features
• Radiologic Diagnosis: X-ray, CT and MRI
• PET Features
• Minimally Invasive and Surgical Diagnosis
• Surgical Anatomy of the Thymus Gland
• Anesthesiological Problems in Thymus Gland Surgery
• Conventional Techniques: Cervicotomy
• Conventional Techniques: Median Sternotomy
• Conventional Techniques: Transthoracic Approach
• Open Videoassisted Techniques: Transcervical Approach
• Open Videoassisted Techniques: Subxiphoid Approach with Bilateral Thoracoscopy
• Open Videoassisted Techniques: Transcervical-Subxiphoid-Videothoracoscopic Maximal Thymectomy
• Open Videoassisted Techniques: Thoracoscopic Extended Thymectomy with Bilateral Approach and Anterior Chest Wall Lifting
• Totally Endoscopic Techniques: Left-Sided Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
• Totally Endoscopic Techniques: Right-Sided Thoracoscopic Thymectomy
• Robotic Techniques
• Complex Surgical Interventions in Superior Vena Cava Syndrome
• Reinterventions for Thymoma Recurrences
• Chemotherapy in Thymic Neoplasms
• Radiotherapy in Thymic Neoplasms
• Complementary Treatments in Thymic Neoplasms: Steroids and Octreotide
• Thymus-related Myasthenia Gravis. Multimodal Therapy and Follow-up
• Thymus Transplantation.