2024
Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism
Salmon M, Fritz C, Barrette L, Romeo D, Suresh N, Ng J, Balar E, Prasad A, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. Quality appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the evaluation and management of primary hyperparathyroidism. Endocrine 2024, 85: 864-872. PMID: 38551756, PMCID: PMC11291579, DOI: 10.1007/s12020-024-03790-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical practice guidelinesIntraclass correlation coefficientManagement of primary hyperparathyroidismAmerican Association of Endocrine SurgeonsScoring domainsPrimary hyperparathyroidismPractice guidelinesAppraisal of clinical practice guidelinesIncorporation of recommendationsLowest scoring domainAppraisal of GuidelinesMethodological quality criteriaMean scale scoresMethodsA systematic reviewQuality appraisalInterrater reliabilityIndependent reviewersSystematic reviewPublished guidelinesQuality ratingsClinical practiceAmerican AssociationEndocrine surgeonsGuidelinesScore reliability
2015
Preoperative High-Resolution Ultrasound for the Assessment of Malignant Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Khokhar MT, Day KM, Sangal RB, Ahmedli NN, Pisharodi LR, Beland MD, Monchik JM. Preoperative High-Resolution Ultrasound for the Assessment of Malignant Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 2015, 25: 1351-1354. PMID: 26431908, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2015.0176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerHigh-resolution ultrasoundNegative predictive valueCentral compartment lymph nodesPositive predictive valueRecurrent local diseasePreoperative high-resolution ultrasoundLymph nodesNode metastasisLocal diseaseThyroid cancerPredictive valueCentral compartmentAcademic tertiary care centerCentral compartment nodesSingle endocrine surgeonTertiary care centerPostoperative pathology reportRetrospective chart reviewTotal thyroidectomyChart reviewConsecutive patientsPreoperative ultrasoundEndocrine surgeonsCare centerParathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study
Neychev V, Ghanem M, Blackwood S, Han P, Fazeli R, Schneider E, Najafian A, Bloch D, Bard M, Klarsfeld J, Zeiger M, Lipton R. Parathyroid surgery can be safely performed in a community hospital by experienced parathyroid surgeons: A retrospective cohort study. International Journal Of Surgery 2015, 27: 72-76. PMID: 26607852, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2015.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsParathyroid surgeryParathyroid surgeonCommunity hospitalComplication rateEndocrine surgeonsCommunity-based hospital settingLow-volume community hospitalHigh-quality surgical careHigh-volume academic centersRetrospective cohort studyComparable cure ratesExperienced parathyroid surgeonDouble adenomasLocalizing studiesCohort studyPatient characteristicsPathological findingsCure rateExcellent outcomesEndocrine surgeryInclusion criteriaSurgical careHospital settingGroup 2Group 1von Hippel–Lindau Disease
Ramirez A, Smith P. von Hippel–Lindau Disease. 2015, 347-359. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-13662-2_56.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical care centersAutosomal dominant heritable disorderCare centerExtra-adrenal paragangliomasPancreatic neuroendocrine tumorsEndolymphatic sac tumorsRenal cell carcinomaVHL-associated lesionsBroad ligament cystadenomasRetinal hemangioblastomaNeuroendocrine tumorsSac tumorCell carcinomaImproved life expectancyEndocrine surgeonsSurgical interventionMultiple tumorsPancreatic cystsAbstractvon Hippel–LindauScreening guidelinesNeoplasia developmentClinical evaluationScheduled imagingTumorCausative mutations
2014
The Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop
Udelsman R, Åkerström G, Biagini C, Duh QY, Miccoli P, Niederle B, Tonelli F. The Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Proceedings of the Fourth International Workshop. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2014, 99: 3595-3606. PMID: 25162669, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2014-2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAsymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidismExperienced endocrine surgeonsPrimary hyperparathyroidismSurgical managementEndocrine surgeonsSurgical criteriaRapid intraoperative PTH assayIntraoperative PTH assayHigh cure ratesLow complication rateFourth International WorkshopInternational task forceComprehensive literature searchComplication rateIntraoperative adjunctsMedical contraindicationsPreoperative imagingCure rateSurgical approachPotential complicationsPTH assaysRegional anesthesiaSkeletal manifestationsSurgeon involvementOperative plan
2007
Filling a Void: Thyroid Cancer Surgery Information on the Internet
Yeo H, Roman S, Air M, Maser C, Trapasso T, Kinder B, Sosa JA. Filling a Void: Thyroid Cancer Surgery Information on the Internet. World Journal Of Surgery 2007, 31: 1187-1193. PMID: 17446991, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-007-9010-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent clinical practice guidelinesImportant public health issueRole of lymphadenectomyThyroid cancer surgeryClinical practice guidelinesSurgery/anesthesiaSurgery informationThyroid cancer incidenceT-testPublic health issuePredictors of qualityStudent's t-testCancer surgeryHealth-related decisionsEndocrine surgeonsThyroid surgeonsCancer incidencePotential complicationsUnivariate analysisInter-rater reliabilityPractice guidelinesDemographic dataSignificant associationQuality scoresHealth issues
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