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
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