Abstract
Why a pediatrician would edit a book on surgical treatment of endocrine diseases should puzzle most surgeons. But few of us would mind if information were up-to-date, especially if it added to our ability to treat patients. But, in critical areas, this book falls short. Take for example two most common provenances of endocrine disease: thyroid and parathyroid. Discussing The Thyroid Gland, author fails to mention medical or surgical treatment of exophthalmos, T 3 thyrotoxicosis, toxic nodular disease, thyroiditis, thyroid storm, or even common diagnostic tests for thyrotoxicosis. Similarly, in seven pages devoted to The Parathyroid Gland, he neglects to cite ectopic parahormone production, thiazides as a cause of hypercalcemia, or parahormone assays, tubular reabsorption of phosphate, or arteriography in its diagnosis. After reading the parathyroid hormone acts upon gut, where it promotes calcium absorption, I immediately checked references. There are just
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