Brendan C Stack Jr,James G Norman
Brendan C Stack Jr
Objective: Sialolithiasis is a frequent condition seen and treated by otolaryngologists. Salivary stones typically affect the submandibular and parotid glands and can arise from electrolyte disturbances, stasis, or a chro...
The role of intraoperative measurement of parathyroid hormone in parathyroid surgery [0.03%]
术中测定甲状旁腺激素在甲状旁腺手术中的作用
Phillip K Pellitteri
Phillip K Pellitteri
Technological developments have significantly contributed to the rapid evolution of the surgical management of parathyroid disorders. The ability to physiologically determine the intraoperative status of the patient is now possible through ...
Celestino Pio Lombardi,Marco Raffaelli,Emanuela Traini et al.
Celestino Pio Lombardi et al.
In recent years the advances in preoperative localization studies, the availability of intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) assay and the introduction of cervicoscopy revolutionized the surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism ...
David J Terris,Brendan C Stack Jr
David J Terris
Background/aims: After nearly 100 years of inertia in the field of thyroid surgery, the last 5 years have seen substantial changes in how patients with thyroid disease are approached surgically. Much of this evolution has...
Maisie Shindo
Maisie Shindo
Surgical treatment of hyperthyroidism requires an understanding of the pathophysiology of thyrotoxicosis and of differentiating hyperthyroidism from non-hyperthyroid causes of thyrotoxicosis. The surgeon must determine or confirm the etiolo...
Central compartment neck dissection for thyroid cancer. Technical considerations [0.03%]
甲状腺癌中央区颈淋巴结清扫术的技术要点
Sara I Pai,Ralph P Tufano
Sara I Pai
The central compartment of the neck is a common site of local metastasis for thyroid carcinoma. Therefore, knowledge of the surgical techniques employed during a central compartment neck dissection is important to master for any surgeon who...
David J Terris,Melanie W Seybt
David J Terris
Background: Minimally invasive thyroid surgery has been increasingly embraced in the United States and elsewhere. The surgical standards have yet to emerge, resulting in a sometimes confusing assortment of designations fo...
Perspectives and lessons learned after a decade of minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy [0.03%]
视频辅助甲状腺微创手术十年回顾：经验与教训
P Miccoli,P Berti,C E Ambrosini
P Miccoli
Minimally invasive video-assisted thyroidectomy (MIVAT) was introduced in our department in 1998. The procedure is based on a unique incision in the central neck, 2 cm above the sternal notch, using small conventional retractors and 2-mm re...
David J Terris
David J Terris
Polysomnography and ApneaGraph in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders [0.03%]
睡眠呼吸障碍患者的多导睡眠监测及鼾症记录仪检测结果分析
Carolina Morales Divo,Oxana Selivanova,Torsten Mewes et al.
Carolina Morales Divo et al.
Purpose: To evaluate whether ApneaGraph (AG) and polysomnography (PSG) deliver comparable results in patients with sleep-related breathing disorders. Proc...