2023
Hydroxyapatite Use in Repair of Lateral Skull Base CSF Leaks Via Transmastoid Approach: When Does It Work?
Shah R, Kveton J, Schwartz N. Hydroxyapatite Use in Repair of Lateral Skull Base CSF Leaks Via Transmastoid Approach: When Does It Work? Otology & Neurotology 2023, 44: 804-808. PMID: 37550871, DOI: 10.1097/mao.0000000000003973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCSF leak repairTransmastoid approachTertiary level care hospitalSkull Base Cerebrospinal Fluid LeaksLeak repairHydroxyapatite cementPrior smoking historyTrans-mastoid approachPatients 18 yearsRetrospective cohort studyRecurrence of symptomsVP shunt placementPatient demographic factorsBenign intracranial hypertensionSpontaneous CSF leaksCerebrospinal fluid leakFailure rateSkull base repairAverage defect sizeRepair cohortRecurrent symptomsAdjuvant treatmentFormer smokersSmoking historyCohort study
2013
Thyroid Surgery in the Elderly
Schwartz N, Shpitzer T, Feinmesser R, Robenshtok E, Bachar G. Thyroid Surgery in the Elderly. Gerontology 2013, 59: 401-407. PMID: 23988591, DOI: 10.1159/000351197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOlder patientsThyroid diseaseIndividual risk-benefit analysisOlder groupPrevalence of comorbiditiesRetrospective cohort studyExtent of surgeryTertiary medical centerAdvanced disease stageBetween-group differencesRisk-benefit analysisBasis of ageMore comorbiditiesAdvanced diseasePostoperative complicationsTotal thyroidectomyCohort studyElderly patientsYounger patientsMedical chartsDistant metastasisHistologic subtypeSurgical managementOperative managementRecurrence rate