**Meet the editor**

Dr. P. G. Raman graduated in 1962 and received his MD (Medicine) in 1965, both from M.G.M. Medical College, Indore, MP. He has been practicing in diabetes since 1970. Between 1972-75, he worked as a fellow at the Joslin Clinic Boston USA and had intensive training in Diabetes and Endocrinology.

In 1967, he joined as a Lecturer in Medicine at the Med-

ical College, Rewa. He worked at Indore and held different positions. In 2002, he retired from the post of Head of the Dept. and Professor of Medicine from M. G. M. Medical College, Indore. M.P.

He was a teacher both for undergraduate and post-graduate studies for over 30 years. He has more than 100 publications in National and International journals. He is a fellow of the All India Institute of Diabetes as well as of the Indian College of Physicians. He is exclusively devoted to the clinical practice of diabetes and diabetic patient education. He has written several medical books for undergraduate and post-graduate students. He was Professor and Head of the Department of Medicine, at R.D. Gardi Medical College, Ujjain, after his retirement. He worked as professor and HOD at Shri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Science (SAIMS) for 2 years between 2004-2005. He was awarded B.C. Roy oration in 2007 and he was elected as Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, Edinburgh in 2005. He is also the recipient of Master-Teacher Award by Indian College of Physicians, a wing of Association of Physicians in India, in 2014.

Contents

**Preface VII**

Chapter 1 **Introductory Chapter: Introduction to Thyroid Disorders 1**

Chapter 3 **Inferior Parathyroid Gland Preservation In Situ during Central Neck Dissection for Thyroid Papillary Carcinoma 17**

**Associated with Increased Thyroid Function and Radioiodine**

Lei Xie, Jianbiao Wang and Liang Zhou

Chapter 4 **Nuclear Medicine in the Assessment of Thyrotoxicosis**

Chapter 5 **Thyroid Cancer: Diagnosis, Treatment and Follow-Up 49**

Poondy Gopalratnam Raman

**131 Ablative Therapies 31** Elena Espinosa Muñoz

Mira Siderova

Chapter 2 **Congenital Hypothyroidism 5** Sanjay Saran
