Preface

Surgery for thyroid disease encompasses a broad spectrum of procedures involving multiple disease entities. Thyroid surgery may range from simple isthmusectomy/lobectomy to expansive procedures which involves bilateral cervical lymphadenectomy, resection of upper aerodigestive tract elements and mediastinal dissection. Accordingly, these procedures are accompanied by varying degrees of difficulty in the execution of many of the surgical maneuvers involved in performing a safe and successful operative procedure.