ALLMedicine™ Parathyroidectomy Center

May 10th, 2022 - This study evaluated bone health outcomes of parathyroidectomy in elderly primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) patients. A retrospective review was performed of parathyroidectomy patients with pHPT at a single institution from 2010 to 2019. Bone min...

May 9th, 2022 - Patient-reported outcome measures for parathyroid and thyroid disease (PROMPT) is a 30-question, previously validated, survey assessing symptoms on a scale from 0 to 100. Using PROMPT, we aimed to assess symptom improvement for patients undergoing...

May 9th, 2022 - Parathyroid imaging is predominantly used for preoperative localization of parathyroid lesions in patients with the biochemical diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism. Although imaging algorithms vary, in the era of minimally invasive parathyroi...

May 5th, 2022 - This is a prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate change of cardiovascular calcification after parathyroidectomy in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis compared with control group on conservative treatment.

May 4th, 2022 - Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) is divided into MEN type 1 (MEN-1) and MEN type 2 (MEN-2). MEN-1 may be associated with thymic carcinoid tumors. We present a case of the surgical removal of a thymic carcinoid associated with MEN-1 via a single-...

Nov 20th, 2021 - Hyperparathyroidism is defined as excessive parathyroid hormone production. The diagnosis is made through biochemical testing, in which imaging has no role. However, imaging is appropriate for preoperative parathyroid gland localization with the i...

Feb 23rd, 2020 - To develop evidence-based recommendations for safe, effective, and appropriate thyroidectomy. Surgical management of thyroid disease has evolved considerably over several decades leading to variability in rendered care. Over 100,000 thyroid operat...

Mar 13th, 2016 - This American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) consensus statement discusses the techniques of laryngeal examination for patients undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. It is intended to help guide all clinicians who diagnose or manage adult ...

May 5th, 2022 - This is a prospective cohort study aimed to evaluate change of cardiovascular calcification after parathyroidectomy in patients with end-stage renal disease on dialysis compared with control group on conservative treatment.

Apr 19th, 2022 - Some surgeries are known to expose patients to voice disorders (thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, carotid surgery…). However, voice disorders can be due, among other things, to a laryngeal nerves alteration and intubation trauma. Our team has publ...

Apr 11th, 2022 - A prospective, open label, single arm trial that includes participants that suffer hypercalcemia due to primary hyperparathyroidism and are candidates for parathyroidectomy. participants visit the investigator's head and neck clinic. the investiga...

Mar 16th, 2022 - It is routine practice to give narcotic medication after surgery for pain control however the abuse of prescription medications has become the fastest growing drug problem in the United States. Research has shown that post operative pain for some ...

Mar 2nd, 2022 - The intent for this study is to do a retrospective chart review of all patients who have undergone minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for primary hyperthyroidism. All data collected will be recorded under assigned identification numbers that wil...

Apr 18th, 2022 - Patients who receive parathyroidectomy for mild primary hyperparathyroidism show no benefits in survival or morbidity, including fractures, cancer, or cardiovascular outcomes over more than 10 years, when compared with those not receiving the surg...

Nov 30th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parathyroidectomy is associated with a lower risk of fracture compared with non-surgical management among older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), a new study indicates. "PHPT contributes to the development...

Mar 19th, 2021 - Burned by the offer of a special issue, a journal has retracted four papers after determining that the guest editors of the supplement were not legit.  Neuroscience Letters, an Elsevier title, published the special issue — "Special Issue on Clinic...

Feb 17th, 2021 - Neuroscience Letters, an Elsevier title, published the special issue — "Special Issue on Clinical and Imaging Assessment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders" — last summer, but it's no longer on the journal's website...

Jan 15th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Fewer than a third of elderly Medicare beneficiaries who may benefit from parathyroidectomy because of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) actually receive such treatment, according to a population-based cohort study. As...