2021
Contemporary Experience of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in the US
Chiu A, Vargas-Pinto S, Abou-Azar S, Maduka R, Man J, Peters N, Carling T, Gibson C. Contemporary Experience of Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy in the US. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2021, 232: 815-821. PMID: 33766728, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomyPostoperative complicationsRetroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomyComplication rateSingle tertiary care institutionMajor postoperative complicationsMean tumor sizeMinor postoperative complicationsPostoperative day 1Majority of patientsPatient demographic characteristicsPostoperative day 3Retrospective chart reviewTertiary care institutionOutcomes of interestChart reviewPostoperative courseReadmission ratesCommon diagnosisOperative detailsTumor sizeTransabdominal approachOperative lengthMost lesionsInvasive approach
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