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http://www.or-live.com/EthiconEndo-Surgery/1882 On December 11, 2007, at 6:00 pm CST join surgeons Randal S. Weber, MD, FACS, and Gary L. Clayman, DMD, MD, FACS, in a live Internet presentation of techniques using Harmonic® technology for superficial parotidectomy, open thyroidectomy, and video-assisted thyroidectomy. Parotidectomy During the hour-long webcast, Dr. Weber will present a superficial parotidectomy including facial nerve identification and atraumatic dissection. The technique for superficial parotidectomy is well established with the outcome of disease removal and facial nerve function due in part to the skill and experience of the operative surgeon. Meticulous hemostasis is critical to the successful identification and effective dissection of a facial nerve. The program will demonstrate how a Harmonic® instrument assisted parotidectomy provides hemostasis without the transmission of electrical energy to the facial nerve, which may occur with electrosurgery. The presentation will include a didactic portion that reviews the demographics, histopathologic spectrum, and treatment guidelines for salivary gland tumors of the parotid gland. The webcast will also review the role of neck dissection and adjuvant radiation therapy for malignant parotid tumors. Open and Video-assisted Thyroidectomy Dr. Clayman will demonstrate the use of the Harmonic FOCUS™ for both open and video-assisted thyroidectomy. The presentation will show dissections with the instrument for both cutting and hemostasis for vessels up to 5mm in diameter. In both procedures, the instrument eliminates the need for suture ligatures, as well as vascular clips. The webcast will show how the Harmonic FOCUS™ is used in the following parts of a thyroidectomy: • Release of the superior vascular pedicle once the superior laryngeal nerve and branches are identified; • Release of the middle thyroid vein and inferior vasculature to the gland with the inferior parathyroid gland preserved laterally; and • Release of the suspensory ligament following identification and dissection of the recurrent laryngeal nerve, carefully preserving all of the arborized branches. The superior parathyroid gland is preserved lateral to this release. The December 11th live Internet broadcast will originate from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. During the program, viewers may email questions directly to the surgeons, which will provide for a dynamic clinical interchange between the audience and presenters.