2018
Association Between Age and Patient‐Reported Changes in Voice and Swallowing After Thyroidectomy
Sahli Z, Canner J, Najjar O, Schneider E, Prescott J, Russell J, Tufano R, Zeiger M, Mathur A. Association Between Age and Patient‐Reported Changes in Voice and Swallowing After Thyroidectomy. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 519-524. PMID: 30194684, PMCID: PMC6344315, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27297.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSwallowing changesSwallowing alterationsRisk factorsIntraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoringIntact recurrent laryngeal nerveRecurrent laryngeal nerve monitoringPatient-reported voiceGastroesophageal reflux diseaseAdditional prospective studiesLaryngeal nerve monitoringRecurrent laryngeal nervePresence of malignancyImpact of ageInstitutional review boardIntact RLNReflux diseaseRLN injuryTotal thyroidectomyFrailty statusPatient ageConsecutive patientsFrailty indexRetrospective reviewLaryngeal nerveNerve monitoring
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
2012
BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis
Li C, Lee K, Schneider E, Zeiger M. BRAF V600E mutation and Its Association with Clinicopathological Features of Papillary Thyroid Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2012, 97: 4559-4570. PMID: 23055546, PMCID: PMC3513529, DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAmino Acid SubstitutionCarcinomaCarcinoma, PapillaryFemaleGenetic Association StudiesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGlutamic AcidHumansLymphatic MetastasisMaleMutation, MissenseProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSex CharacteristicsThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid NeoplasmsTumor BurdenValineConceptsLymph node metastasisPapillary thyroid cancerLymph node dissectionTall cell variant papillary thyroid cancerRoutine central lymph node dissectionCentral lymph node dissectionClassic papillary thyroid cancerNode dissectionBRAF V600E mutationClinicopathological featuresAbsence of capsuleTumor sizeMale genderOdds ratioThyroid cancerBRAF mutationsMantel-Haenszel pooled odds ratiosPresence of LNMV600E mutationStudy-specific odds ratiosManagement of patientsPooled odds ratioAggressive clinicopathological featuresImportant clinical decisionsConsecutive patients