2017
One‐Hour Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels Do Not Reliably Predict Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy
Sahli Z, Najafian A, Kahan S, Schneider E, Zeiger M, Mathur A. One‐Hour Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels Do Not Reliably Predict Hypocalcemia After Thyroidectomy. World Journal Of Surgery 2017, 42: 2128-2133. PMID: 29290070, PMCID: PMC5991999, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-017-4444-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostoperative parathyroid hormone levelsPg/mLParathyroid hormone levelsPostoperative PTHPTH levelsBiochemical hypocalcemiaTotal thyroidectomyCalcium supplementationProspective studyHormone levelsAppropriate calcium supplementationDefinitive study designPostoperative biochemical hypocalcemiaAdditional prospective studiesNormal PTH levelsPTH decreaseCompletion thyroidectomyConsecutive patientsSerum calciumLow PTHPTH 1HypocalcemiaIRB approvalThyroidectomyPTH
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