2020
Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States
Jacobs D, Torabi SJ, Gibson C, Rahmati R, Mehra S, Judson BL. Assessing National Utilization Trends and Outcomes of Robotic and Endoscopic Thyroidectomy in the United States. Otolaryngology 2020, 163: 947-955. PMID: 32539533, DOI: 10.1177/0194599820927699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNational Cancer DatabaseEndoscopic thyroid surgeryRobotic thyroid surgeryThyroid surgeryOpen surgeryRobotic approachNational utilization trendsUnplanned hospital readmissionMultivariable logistic regressionOutcomes of roboticsPostoperative mortalityWorse morbidityComplication rateHospital readmissionEndoscopic thyroidectomyMortality outcomesPositive marginsSurgical approachNational cohortCancer DatabasePatient outcomesEndoscopic approachRetrospective analysisSurgeryOpen approach
2019
Is robotic surgery an option for early T‐stage laryngeal cancer? Early nationwide results
Hanna J, Brauer PR, Morse E, Judson B, Mehra S. Is robotic surgery an option for early T‐stage laryngeal cancer? Early nationwide results. The Laryngoscope 2019, 130: 1195-1201. PMID: 31233223, DOI: 10.1002/lary.28144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransoral robotic surgeryTransoral laser microsurgeryAdjuvant radiationOpen surgerySupraglottic patientsOverall survivalCox regressionMargin statusMultivariable analysisSurgical approachLaryngeal cancerLaryngeal squamous cell carcinoma patientsSquamous cell carcinoma patientsEarly-stage laryngeal cancerRobotic surgeryMultivariable Cox regressionNational Cancer DatabaseCell carcinoma patientsRetrospective database analysisViable treatment optionTORS patientsPartial surgeryMultivariable logisticCarcinoma patientsNegative margins
2014
Esophageal perforation caused by edible foreign bodies: A systematic review of the literature
Aronberg RM, Punekar SR, Adam SI, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG. Esophageal perforation caused by edible foreign bodies: A systematic review of the literature. The Laryngoscope 2014, 125: 371-378. PMID: 25155167, DOI: 10.1002/lary.24899.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLateral neck X-rayEsophageal perforationNeck X-rayForeign bodySystematic reviewScreening testCommon presenting symptomMajority of patientsStandard diagnostic algorithmDetection of complicationsAvailable diagnostic modalitiesExcellent screening testInsensitive screening testPersistence of effectsFlexible esophagoscopySensitive diagnostic methodPresenting symptomChest painDevastating complicationSurgical interventionOpen surgeryTomography scanDiagnostic modalitiesDiagnostic algorithmPerforation