2014
Paradigm Shift in the Surgical Management of Multigland Parathyroid Hyperplasia: An Individualized Approach
Lebastchi AH, Donovan PI, Udelsman R. Paradigm Shift in the Surgical Management of Multigland Parathyroid Hyperplasia: An Individualized Approach. JAMA Surgery 2014, 149: 1133-1137. PMID: 25188005, DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2014.1296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConventional treatment groupTotal hospital chargesLength of stayParathyroid hyperplasiaGeneral anesthesiaPrimary hyperparathyroidismComplication rateConsecutive patientsConscious sedationHospital chargesLocoregional anesthesiaLimited incisionTreatment groupsConventional treatmentLower total hospital chargesPreoperative serum calcium levelsSerum parathyroid hormone levelsTertiary academic referral centerParathyroid hormone levelsBilateral neck explorationShorter hospital staySingle-gland diseaseAcademic referral centerSerum calcium levelsTreatment of patientsFollicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Accuracy of FNA Diagnosis and Implications for Patient Management
Ustun B, Chhieng D, Prasad ML, Holt E, Hammers L, Carling T, Udelsman R, Adeniran AJ. Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Accuracy of FNA Diagnosis and Implications for Patient Management. Endocrine Pathology 2014, 25: 257-264. PMID: 24696132, DOI: 10.1007/s12022-014-9301-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFinal diagnosisPapillary thyroid carcinomaCytologic diagnosisDiagnostic accuracySurgical interventionFollicular variantPatient managementThyroid carcinomaFollicular lesionsFine needle aspiration cytologyDiagnostic studiesFollicular neoplasm casesSubsequent surgical interventionBethesda classification systemDiagnosis of FVPTCFinal histologic diagnosisAccuracy of cytologyNeedle aspiration cytologyThyroid fine needle aspiration cytologyPercentage of casesBRAF mutation analysisCompletion thyroidectomyTotal thyroidectomyHistologic confirmationRetrospective reviewOperative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment
Fonseca AL, Reddy V, Longo WE, Udelsman R, Gusberg RJ. Operative confidence of graduating surgery residents: a training challenge in a changing environment. The American Journal Of Surgery 2014, 207: 797-805. PMID: 24530093, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2013.09.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVeterans Affairs hospitalGeneral surgery residentsSurgery residentsOpen operationOpen surgical proceduresOperative confidenceGeneral surgical trainingSurgical volumeSurgical proceduresConfidence deficitsSurgical residentsFurther studiesHospitalSurgical trainingTraining programProgram characteristicsResidentsSignificant lack
2013
The Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer in the United States: The Role of Endocrinologists and Ultrasounds
Udelsman R, Zhang Y. The Epidemic of Thyroid Cancer in the United States: The Role of Endocrinologists and Ultrasounds. Thyroid 2013, 24: 472-479. PMID: 23937391, PMCID: PMC3949447, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2013.0257.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2001
Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School?
Chen H, Hardacre J, Martin C, Udelsman R, Lillemoe K. Do Future General Surgery Residents Have Adequate Exposure to Endocrine Surgery During Medical School? World Journal Of Surgery 2001, 26: 17-21. PMID: 11898028, DOI: 10.1007/s00268-001-0175-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedical schoolsMedical studentsMedical school educationGeneral surgery residency positionsGeneral surgery residentsPaucity of exposureSchool educationSurgical rotationSchoolsStudentsSurgical careerSurgery residentsSubspecialty rotationsSurgical proceduresResidency positionsCoronary bypass surgeryIndex surgical procedureSurgical residentsBypass surgeryLaparoscopic cholecystectomyThyroid resectionMean ageEndocrine surgeryAdequate exposureGeneral surgery