2014
Paradigm Shift in the Surgical Management of Multigland Parathyroid Hyperplasia: An Individualized Approach
Lebastchi AH, Donovan PI, Udelsman R. Paradigm Shift in the Surgical Management of Multigland Parathyroid Hyperplasia: An Individualized Approach. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1133-1137. PMID: 25188005, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional treatment groupTotal hospital chargesLength of stayParathyroid hyperplasiaGeneral anesthesiaPrimary hyperparathyroidismComplication rateConsecutive patientsConscious sedationHospital chargesLocoregional anesthesiaLimited incisionTreatment groupsConventional treatmentLower total hospital chargesPreoperative serum calcium levelsSerum parathyroid hormone levelsTertiary academic referral centerParathyroid hormone levelsBilateral neck explorationShorter hospital staySingle-gland diseaseAcademic referral centerSerum calcium levelsTreatment of patients
2013
Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy
Udelsman R, Donovan P, Shaw C. Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy. World Journal Of Surgery 2013, 38: 525-533. PMID: 24240672, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2327-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative parathyroid hormoneResidual diseaseCure rateTermination of surgeryConsecutive unselected patientsMean cure rateLogistic stepwise regressionCervical explorationPTH curveCurative resectionPrimary hyperparathyroidismPTH valuesUnselected patientsParathyroid hormoneSA patientsHyperfunctioning tissueOperative casesPatientsSubsequent cohortsLog oddsResectionCureAdditional explorationDiseaseCalcium data
2001
Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School?
Chen H, Hardacre J, Martin C, Udelsman R, Lillemoe K. Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School? World Journal Of Surgery 2001, 26: 17-21. PMID: 11898028, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-001-0175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical schoolsMedical studentsMedical school educationGeneral surgery residency positionsGeneral surgery residentsPaucity of exposureSchool educationSurgical rotationSchoolsStudentsSurgical careerSurgery residentsSubspecialty rotationsSurgical proceduresResidency positionsCoronary bypass surgeryIndex surgical procedureSurgical residentsBypass surgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyThyroid resectionMean ageEndocrine surgeryAdequate exposureGeneral surgery