2016
Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure
Callender GG, Malinowski J, Javid M, Zhang Y, Huang H, Quinn CE, Carling T, Tomlin R, Smith JD, Kulkarni S. Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplant decreases graft failure. Surgery 2016, 161: 44-50. PMID: 27863776, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.10.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYear post-kidney transplantationPost-kidney transplantationDelayed graft functionGraft failureKidney transplantationGraft functionParathyroid hormoneUremic hyperparathyroidismKidney diseaseFirst year post-kidney transplantationSerum parathyroid hormone levelsCurrent Kidney DiseaseGlobal Outcomes (KDIGO) guidelinesParathyroid hormone levelsSerum parathyroid hormoneAdult patientsKidney transplantOutcomes guidelinesRetrospective reviewSingle institutionCurrent guidelinesHormone levelsSurvival 1ParathyroidectomyTransplantationPrimary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population
Javid M, Callender G, Quinn C, Carling T, Donovan P, Udelsman R. Primary hyperparathyroidism with normal baseline intraoperative parathyroid hormone: A challenging population. Surgery 2016, 161: 493-498. PMID: 27712879, DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.08.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntraoperative parathyroid hormonePrimary hyperparathyroidismParathyroid hormoneSurgeon's judgmentIntraoperative parathyroid hormone levelsParathyroid hormone levelsDouble adenomasMultigland hyperplasiaMultigland diseaseConsecutive patientsMedian ageOperative findingsOperative patientsSingle adenomaRetrospective reviewSingle institutionHormone levelsHigh incidenceNormal rangePatientsPredictive valuePg/HyperparathyroidismSurgical judgmentOptimal outcomes
2015
Real-Time Super Selective Venous Sampling in Remedial Parathyroid Surgery
Lebastchi AH, Aruny JE, Donovan PI, Quinn CE, Callender GG, Carling T, Udelsman R. Real-Time Super Selective Venous Sampling in Remedial Parathyroid Surgery. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2015, 220: 994-1000. PMID: 25868412, DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2015.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSuper-selective venous samplingRecurrent primary hyperparathyroidismSelective venous samplingCervical explorationPrimary hyperparathyroidismParathyroid surgeryVenous samplingTertiary academic medical centerPreoperative localization studiesPreoperative parathyroid localizationRapid parathyroid hormoneMetastatic parathyroid carcinomaAccurate preoperative localizationNoninvasive imaging studiesInterventional radiology suiteAcademic medical centerNoninvasive imaging modalityCulprit glandParathyroid localizationProspective databaseSubsequent surgerySurgical treatmentParathyroid carcinomaParathyroid hormonePreoperative localization