Updates in Surgery

This comprehensive book, with contributions from various researchers on thyroid hormones and hyperthyroidism, offers a wide range of expert reviews on the release of thyroid hormones, their physiological effects, and the occurrence of hyperthyroidism as well as its types, effects, and treatment options.

The aim of this book is to collect various aspects of facial and cranial deformities in one single textbook in order to have a systematic way of thinking when approaching these interconnected manifestations.

Morbid obesity is an epidemic as more than 2/3 of the United States population is obese and as such, has a high burden of weight-related co-morbid diseases. Bariatric surgery has proven to be effective and durable for treatment of severe obesity. Technological advances including applications of laparoscopy and endolumenal techniques have rapidly advanced this field. Data and outcomes examining treatments have also improved and as providers, we have a wide spectrum of therapeutic options to treat patients.