TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Endocrine Surgery A1 - Kazure, Hadiza A1 - Lin, Dana A2 - Mazer, Laura M. A2 - Lagisetty, Kiran A2 - Butler, Kathryn L. PY - 2017 T2 - Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery AB - Prior to the late 1800’s, the function of endocrine glands was unknown. Surgeons excised the thyroid gland for severe goiters, but operative mortality was over 40% due to massive hemorrhage.1 Outcomes for patients who survived the operation were ambiguous, but as neither antisepsis nor the existence of parathyroid glands was recognized, it was unclear whether postoperative mortality reflected infection or organ failure.2 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/08 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191194162 ER -