2015
Parathyroid 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 1
2011
Long‐Term Outcome in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism who Underwent Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy
Venkat R, Kouniavsky G, Tufano R, Schneider E, Dackiw A, Zeiger M. Long‐Term Outcome in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism who Underwent Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy. World Journal Of Surgery 2011, 36: 55-60. PMID: 22089919, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-011-1344-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary hyperparathyroidismBiochemical cureInvasive parathyroidectomySymptom resolutionHigh biochemical cure rateLong-term symptom resolutionIntraoperative PTH levelsParathyroid hormone levelsPAS scoresBiochemical cure ratesMean serum calciumLong-term outcomesMean PAS scoreParathyroidectomy assessmentPHPT patientsPTH levelsSestamibi scanPersistent diseaseRecurrent diseaseLong-term evaluationSerum calciumSymptom scoresTerm outcomesPreoperative localizationCure rate