2020
Recurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice
Rubinstein JC, Herrick-Reynolds K, Dinauer C, Morotti R, Solomon D, Callender GG, Christison-Lagay ER. Recurrence and Complications in Pediatric and Adolescent Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a High-Volume Practice. Journal Of Surgical Research 2020, 249: 58-66. PMID: 31923715, DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2019.12.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAge FactorsChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospitals, High-VolumeHumansLymph NodesLymphatic MetastasisMaleNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsPrognosisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival AnalysisThyroid Cancer, PapillaryThyroid GlandThyroid NeoplasmsThyroidectomyTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsPediatric papillary thyroid cancerLateral neck diseaseNeck diseasePapillary thyroid cancerNode involvementThyroid cancerExact testLymph node involvementCentral neck dissectionExtent of diseasePredictors of recurrenceRetrospective case seriesNon-Caucasian raceCox proportional hazardsLateral node involvementHigh-volume practiceFisher's exact testDisease recurrenceLymphovascular invasionMedian ageNeck dissectionCase seriesIndependent predictorsRetrospective reviewTumor size
2011
An evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy
Solomon DG, Sasaki CT, Salem RR. An evaluation of the routine use of contrast radiography as a screening test for cervical anastomotic integrity after esophagectomy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2011, 203: 467-471. PMID: 21906717, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.04.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnastomosis, SurgicalAnastomotic LeakChi-Square DistributionCohort StudiesContrast MediaDiagnostic Tests, RoutineEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophagectomyEsophagogastric JunctionFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentThoracotomyTomography, X-Ray ComputedUnnecessary ProceduresConceptsContrast radiographyAnastomotic leakContrast esophagographyTranshiatal esophagectomyAnastomotic integrityScreening testRoutine useSame single surgeonAnastomotic leak rateOverall leak rateModality of detectionCervical anastomosisConsecutive patientsSingle surgeonAdditional patientsClinical managementContrast studiesPatient managementEsophagectomyPatientsLeak ratePharyngolaryngoesophagectomyMost leaksEsophagographyRadiography