2020
Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease
Maduka RC, Gibson CE, Chiu AS, Jean RA, Wills-Johnson N, Azar SA, Oliveira K, Ahuja V. Racial disparities in surgical outcomes for benign thyroid disease. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 220: 1219-1224. PMID: 32669203, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.06.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign thyroid diseaseThyroid diseaseRLN injuryNeck hematomaPostoperative complicationsWhite patientsSurgical outcomesRacial disparitiesRecurrent laryngeal nerve injuryLaryngeal nerve injurySignificant postoperative complicationsMalignant thyroid diseaseSignificant hypocalcemiaNerve injuryPostoperative outcomesPatient factorsSurgical treatmentBlack patientsAsian patientsBenign diseaseThyroid surgeryHigh incidenceGreater oddsPatientsMultivariate analysis
2015
Real-Time Super Selective Venous Sampling in Remedial Parathyroid Surgery
Lebastchi AH, Aruny JE, Donovan PI, Quinn CE, Callender GG, Carling T, Udelsman R. Real-Time Super Selective Venous Sampling in Remedial Parathyroid Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 220: 994-1000. PMID: 25868412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuper-selective venous samplingRecurrent primary hyperparathyroidismSelective venous samplingCervical explorationPrimary hyperparathyroidismParathyroid surgeryVenous samplingTertiary academic medical centerPreoperative localization studiesPreoperative parathyroid localizationRapid parathyroid hormoneMetastatic parathyroid carcinomaAccurate preoperative localizationNoninvasive imaging studiesInterventional radiology suiteAcademic medical centerNoninvasive imaging modalityCulprit glandParathyroid localizationProspective databaseSubsequent surgerySurgical treatmentParathyroid carcinomaParathyroid hormonePreoperative localization
2014
Modern Experience with Aggressive Parathyroid Tumors in a High-Volume New England Referral Center
Quinn CE, Healy J, Lebastchi AH, Brown TC, Stein JE, Prasad ML, Callender GG, Carling T, Udelsman R. Modern Experience with Aggressive Parathyroid Tumors in a High-Volume New England Referral Center. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2014, 220: 1054-1062. PMID: 25488353, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.10.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid carcinomaAtypical adenomasReferral centerParathyroid tumorsIntact parathyroid hormone levelsTertiary academic referral centerClinicopathologic tumor characteristicsParathyroid carcinoma patientsParathyroid hormone levelsAcademic referral centerAtypical parathyroid adenomaLoss of parafibrominHypercalcemic crisisProspective databaseIntraoperative variablesPathologic variablesRare malignancySurgical treatmentCarcinoma patientsClinical presentationSerum calciumTumor characteristicsParathyroid adenomaPostoperative managementTumor size