Prof. Mahmoud Fathi Sakr is a Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck and Endocrine Surgery Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. He obtained his MS and PhD in Surgery from Alexandria University. He completed a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Prof. Sakr is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (ICS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). His primary areas of expertise include head and neck surgery and endocrine surgery. He has authored 32 national books and 19 international books, as well as five volumes in the “Patient Information Series,” a “Manual for Clinical Practice,” and 118 scientific articles in leading journals. He also serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

• Dedication.- Preface.- Acknowledgement.- 1. Thyroid Gland: Anatomy, Physiology, and Investigations.- 2. Thyroiditis: Overview and Classification.- 3. Acute Suppurative (Infectious) Thyroiditis.- 4. Acute Radiation-induced Thyroiditis.- 5. Subacute Thyroiditis: de Quervain's Thyroiditis.- 6. Subacute Lymphocytic (Silent/Painless) Thyroiditis.- 7. Chronic Thyroiditis: Overview.- 8. Chronic Thyroiditis: Riedel’s Fibrosing thyroiditis.- 9. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Disease.- 10. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Dietary Management.- 11. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy.- 12. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Ophthalmopathy.- 13. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Anxiety and Depression.- 14. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.- 15. Chronic Thyroiditis: Rare Inflammatory or Infiltrative Diseases.- 16. Surgical Intervention in Thyroiditis.

Prof. Mahmoud Fathi Sakr is a Professor of Surgery, Head and Neck and Endocrine Surgery Unit at the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. He obtained his MS and PhD in Surgery from Alexandria University. He completed a fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Prof. Sakr is a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons (ICS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS). His primary areas of expertise include head and neck surgery and endocrine surgery. He has authored 32 national books and 19 international books, as well as five volumes in the “Patient Information Series,” a “Manual for Clinical Practice,” and 118 scientific articles in leading journals. He also serves on the editorial boards of several international journals.

• Dedication.- Preface.- Acknowledgement.- 1. Thyroid Gland: Anatomy, Physiology, and Investigations.- 2. Thyroiditis: Overview and Classification.- 3. Acute Suppurative (Infectious) Thyroiditis.- 4. Acute Radiation-induced Thyroiditis.- 5. Subacute Thyroiditis: de Quervain's Thyroiditis.- 6. Subacute Lymphocytic (Silent/Painless) Thyroiditis.- 7. Chronic Thyroiditis: Overview.- 8. Chronic Thyroiditis: Riedel’s Fibrosing thyroiditis.- 9. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Disease.- 10. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Dietary Management.- 11. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Encephalopathy.- 12. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Ophthalmopathy.- 13. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s Anxiety and Depression.- 14. Chronic Thyroiditis: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.- 15. Chronic Thyroiditis: Rare Inflammatory or Infiltrative Diseases.- 16. Surgical Intervention in Thyroiditis.