2016
Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure
Callender GG, Malinowski J, Javid M, Zhang Y, Huang H, Quinn CE, Carling T, Tomlin R, Smith JD, Kulkarni S. Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure. Surgery 2016, 161: 44-50. PMID: 27863776, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDatabases, FactualFemaleGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHumansHyperparathyroidismKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationMaleMiddle AgedOdds RatioParathyroid HormoneParathyroidectomyPreoperative CareRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsYear post-kidney transplantationPost-kidney transplantationDelayed graft functionGraft failureKidney transplantationGraft functionParathyroid hormoneUremic hyperparathyroidismKidney diseaseFirst year post-kidney transplantationSerum parathyroid hormone levelsCurrent Kidney DiseaseGlobal Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelinesParathyroid hormone levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneAdult patientsKidney transplantOutcomes guidelinesRetrospective reviewSingle institutionCurrent guidelinesHormone levelsSurvival 1ParathyroidectomyTransplantationPrimary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population
Javid M, Callender G, Quinn C, Carling T, Donovan P, Udelsman R. Primary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population. Surgery 2016, 161: 493-498. PMID: 27712879, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAdultAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overAlgorithmsCohort StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHyperparathyroidism, PrimaryMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, IntraoperativeParathyroid HormoneParathyroidectomyPredictive Value of TestsReference ValuesRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSex FactorsTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsIntraoperative parathyroid hormonePrimary hyperparathyroidismParathyroid hormoneSurgeon's judgmentIntraoperative parathyroid hormone levelsParathyroid hormone levelsDouble adenomasMultigland hyperplasiaMultigland diseaseConsecutive patientsMedian ageOperative findingsOperative patientsSingle adenomaRetrospective reviewSingle institutionHormone levelsHigh incidenceNormal rangePatientsPredictive valuePg/HyperparathyroidismSurgical judgmentOptimal outcomes
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