Erschienen in:
20.11.2019 | Editorial Perspective
Endocrine Surgery Without the Bells and Whistles: Editorial of the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons Symposium
verfasst von:
Janice L. Pasieka
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 2/2020
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Excerpt
At the recent scientific meeting of the International Association of Endocrine Surgeons (IAES), in Krakow Poland, the IAES held a symposium on endocrine surgery without the ‘high-tech’ adjuncts and surgical instruments that many of us in the developed world have access to. The initial concept was to illustrate that endocrine surgery could still be done in lower-income countries that do not have access to expensive technologies such as robotics, energy devices, endoscopic equipment, nuclear medicine and intra-operative parathyroid hormone (iPTH). It became apparent, however, that this symposium was of value to all endocrine surgeons. Many institutions and countries have recognized the need for cost containment in the field of healthcare, and as such, not just lower-income nations have limited availability to these tools. …