2017
Outcomes and reliability of the flow coupler in postoperative monitoring of head and neck free flaps
Fujiwara RJT, Dibble JM, Larson SV, Pierce ML, Mehra S. Outcomes and reliability of the flow coupler in postoperative monitoring of head and neck free flaps. The Laryngoscope 2017, 128: 812-817. PMID: 28988465, DOI: 10.1002/lary.26944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleFree Tissue FlapsGraft SurvivalHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMonitoring, PhysiologicMouth NeoplasmsPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsPostoperative PeriodReproducibility of ResultsRetrospective StudiesRheologySensitivity and SpecificityVenous ThrombosisYoung Adult
2014
The Effect of Surgeon Experience on the Detection of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in the Central Compartment and the Pathologic Features of Clinically Unapparent Metastatic Lymph Nodes: What Are We Missing When We Don't Perform a Prophylactic Dissection of Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer?
Scherl S, Mehra S, Clain J, Dos Reis LL, Persky M, Turk A, Wenig B, Husaini H, Urken ML. The Effect of Surgeon Experience on the Detection of Metastatic Lymph Nodes in the Central Compartment and the Pathologic Features of Clinically Unapparent Metastatic Lymph Nodes: What Are We Missing When We Don't Perform a Prophylactic Dissection of Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer? Thyroid 2014, 24: 1282-1288. PMID: 24787362, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0600.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryFalse Negative ReactionsFalse Positive ReactionsFemaleHashimoto DiseaseHumansIntraoperative PeriodLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionProfessional CompetenceRiskSensitivity and SpecificitySurgeonsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyYoung AdultConceptsProphylactic central neck dissectionPapillary thyroid cancerMetastatic lymph nodesExtranodal extensionLymph nodesOccult metastasesPositive nodesSurgeon experienceOccult nodesPathologic featuresThyroid cancerPresence of ENECentral compartment lymph nodesAdverse histologic featuresMultiple positive nodesPositive central nodesSenior surgeon's assessmentCentral neck dissectionFalse-negative casesGroup of surgeonsEvident nodesPreoperative evidenceProphylactic dissectionNeck dissectionRisk stratification