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    World Journal of Surgery: Volume 38, Issue 3

    521-749
    March 2014
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International Association of Endocrine Surgeons: The Origin

Robert Udelsman, 
  • Pages: 521-524
  • First Published: 23 October 2013

Cure Predictability During Parathyroidectomy

Robert Udelsman,  Patricia Donovan,  Cary Shaw, 
  • Pages: 525-533
  • First Published: 19 November 2013

Primary Hyperparathyroidism: An Analysis of Failure of Parathyroidectomy

A. Bagul,  H. P. Patel,  D. Chadwick,  B. J. Harrison,  S. P. Balasubramanian, 
  • Pages: 534-541
  • First Published: 01 January 2014

Improvement of Sleep Disturbance and Insomnia Following Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Sara E. Murray,  Priya R. Pathak,  Sarah C. Schaefer,  Herbert Chen,  Rebecca S. Sippel, 
  • Pages: 542-548
  • First Published: 19 October 2013

Muscle Function Is Impaired in Patients With “Asymptomatic” Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Lars Rolighed,  Anne Kristine Amstrup,  Niels Frederik Breum Jakobsen,  Tanja Sikjaer,  Leif Mosekilde,  Peer Christiansen,  Lars Rejnmark, 
  • Pages: 549-557
  • First Published: 08 October 2013

The Final Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Level: How Low Should It Go?

Laura I. Wharry,  Linwah Yip,  Michaele J. Armstrong,  Mohamed A. Virji,  Michael T. Stang,  Sally E. Carty,  Kelly L. McCoy, 
  • Pages: 558-563
  • First Published: 20 November 2013

Postoperative PTH Measurement Is Not a Reliable Predictor for Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy in Vitamin D Deficiency: Prospective Study of 203 Cases

P. V. Pradeep,  K. Ramalingam, 
  • Pages: 564-567
  • First Published: 05 December 2013

Is Intraoperative Calcitonin Monitoring Useful to Modulate the Extension of Neck Dissection in Patients With Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma?

Carmela De Crea,  Marco Raffaelli,  Valentina Milano,  Cinzia Carrozza,  Cecilia Zuppi,  Rocco Bellantone,  Celestino P. Lombardi, 
  • Pages: 568-575
  • First Published: 20 November 2013

Role of Preoperative Basal Calcitonin Levels in the Timing of Prophylactic Thyroidectomy in Patients With Germline RET Mutations

Jean-Christophe Lifante,  Claire Blanchard,  Eric Mirallié,  Albert David,  Jean-Louis Peix, 
  • Pages: 576-581
  • First Published: 20 December 2013

Results of Intraoperative Neuromonitoring in Thyroid Surgery and Preoperative Vocal Cord Paralysis

Kerstin Lorenz,  Mohammed Abuazab,  Carsten Sekulla,  Rick Schneider,  Phuong Nguyen Thanh,  Henning Dralle, 
  • Pages: 582-591
  • First Published: 18 December 2013

Intraoperative Neuromonitoring for Surgical Training in Thyroid Surgery: Its Routine Use Allows a Safe Operation Instead of Lack of Experienced Mentoring

P. F. Alesina,  J. Hinrichs,  B. Meier,  E. Y. Cho,  M. Bolli,  M. K. Walz, 
  • Pages: 592-598
  • First Published: 05 December 2013

Intraoperative Nerve Monitoring Can Reduce Prevalence of Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Injury in Thyroid Reoperations: Results of a Retrospective Cohort Study

Marcin Barczyński,  Aleksander Konturek,  Krzysztof Pragacz,  Aleksandra Papier,  Małgorzata Stopa,  Wojciech Nowak, 
  • Pages: 599-606
  • First Published: 01 October 2013

Is Vocal Cord Asymmetry Seen on Transcutaneous Laryngeal Ultrasonography a Significant Predictor of Voice Quality Changes After Thyroidectomy?

Kai-Pun Wong,  Brian Hung-Hin Lang,  Sze-How Ng,  Chung-Yeung Cheung,  Christina Tin-Yan Chan,  Miu-Yee Chan, 
  • Pages: 607-613
  • First Published: 23 November 2013

Thyroid Nodules (≥4 cm): Can Ultrasound and Cytology Reliably Exclude Cancer?

Laura I. Wharry,  Kelly L. McCoy,  Michael T. Stang,  Michaele J. Armstrong,  Shane O. LeBeau,  Mitch E. Tublin,  Biatta Sholosh,  Ari Silbermann,  N. Paul Ohori,  Yuri E. Nikiforov,  Steven P. Hodak,  Sally E. Carty,  Linwah Yip, 
  • Pages: 614-621
  • First Published: 01 October 2013

Comparison Between Preconsultation Ultrasonography and Office Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Patients with Thyroid Cancer

Denise Carneiro-Pla,  Sonesh Amin, 
  • Pages: 622-627
  • First Published: 19 October 2013

Utilization and Impact of Repeat Biopsy for Follicular Lesion/Atypia of Undetermined Significance

J. T. Broome,  F. Cate,  C. C. Solorzano, 
  • Pages: 628-633
  • First Published: 14 November 2013

Potential Effects of Molecular Testing of Indeterminate Thyroid Nodule Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy on Thyroidectomy Volume

Priya H. Dedhia,  Gustavo A. Rubio,  Mark S. Cohen,  Barbra S. Miller,  Paul G. Gauger,  David T. Hughes, 
  • Pages: 634-638
  • First Published: 17 January 2014

Use of Spiral Computed Tomography Volumetry for Determining the Operative Approach in Patients with Graves’ Disease

June Young Choi,  Kyu Eun Lee,  Do Hoon Koo,  Kyu Hyung Kim,  Eun young Kim,  Dong Sik Bae,  Sung Eun Jung,  Yeo-Kyu Youn, 
  • Pages: 639-644
  • First Published: 01 November 2013

Reoperative Experience with Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Edwin O. Onkendi,  Travis J. McKenzie,  Melanie L. Richards,  David R. Farley,  Geoffrey B. Thompson,  Jan L. Kasperbauer,  Ian D. Hay,  Clive S. Grant, 
  • Pages: 645-652
  • First Published: 04 December 2013

Patterns of Structural Recurrence in Papillary Thyroid Cancer

Schelto Kruijff,  Japke F. Petersen,  Paul Chen,  Ahmed M. Aniss,  Roderick J. Clifton-Bligh,  Stan B. Sidhu,  Leigh W. Delbridge,  Anthony J. Gill,  Diana Learoyd,  Mark S. Sywak, 
  • Pages: 653-659
  • First Published: 23 October 2013

Airtight Tracheocutaneostomy After Window Resection of the Trachea for Invasive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Experience of 109 Cases

Yasuhiro Ito,  Akira Miyauchi,  Minoru Kihara,  Takuya Higashiyama,  Kaoru Kobayashi,  Akihiro Miya, 
  • Pages: 660-666
  • First Published: 28 August 2013

Prophylactic Level II Neck Dissection Guided by Frozen Section for Clinically Node-Negative Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Is It Useful?

Dana M. Hartl,  Abir Al Ghuzlan,  Isabelle Borget,  Sophie Leboulleux,  Haïtham Mirghani,  Martin Schlumberger, 
  • Pages: 667-672
  • First Published: 15 November 2013

Association Between Serum Thyrotropin Concentration and Growth of Asymptomatic Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma

Iwao Sugitani,  Yoshihide Fujimoto,  Keiko Yamada, 
  • Pages: 673-678
  • First Published: 14 November 2013

BRAFV600E Mutation Analysis in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Is it Useful for all Patients?

Yasuhiro Ito,  Hiroshi Yoshida,  Minoru Kihara,  Kaoru Kobayashi,  Akihiro Miya,  Akira Miyauchi, 
  • Pages: 679-687
  • First Published: 20 September 2013

Establishment, Characterization and Comparison of Seven Authentic Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines Retaining Clinical Features of the Original Tumors

Naoyoshi Onoda,  Masanori Nakamura,  Naoki Aomatsu,  Satoru Noda,  Shinichiro Kashiwagi,  Kosei Hirakawa, 
  • Pages: 688-695
  • First Published: 20 December 2013

A Survey of Preferences Regarding Surgical Approach to Thyroid Surgery

Nicholas E. Coorough,  David F. Schneider,  Monica Woll Rosen,  Rebecca S. Sippel,  Herbert Chen,  Margaret L. Schwarze,  Haggi Mazeh, 
  • Pages: 696-703
  • First Published: 24 December 2013

Optimal Timing of Surgery for Differentiated Thyroid Cancer in Pregnant Women

Takashi Uruno,  Hiroshi Shibuya,  Wataru Kitagawa,  Mitsuji Nagahama,  Kiminori Sugino,  Koichi Ito, 
  • Pages: 704-708
  • First Published: 19 November 2013

Synchronous Bilateral Adrenalectomy for Cushing’s Syndrome: Laparoscopic Versus Posterior Retroperitoneoscopic Versus Robotic Approach

Marco Raffaelli,  Laurent Brunaud,  Carmela De Crea,  Guillaume Hoche,  Luigi Oragano,  Laurent Bresler,  Rocco Bellantone,  Celestino P. Lombardi, 
  • Pages: 709-715
  • First Published: 19 November 2013

Prospective Study to Compare Peri-operative Hemodynamic Alterations following Preparation for Pheochromocytoma Surgery by Phenoxybenzamine or Prazosin

Ritesh Agrawal,  Saroj Kanta Mishra,  Eesh Bhatia,  Anjali Mishra,  Gyan Chand,  Gaurav Agarwal,  Amit Agarwal,  Ashok Kumar Verma, 
  • Pages: 716-723
  • First Published: 14 November 2013

Role of SDHAF2 and SDHD in von Hippel–Lindau Associated Pheochromocytomas

Johan Kugelberg,  Jenny Welander,  Francesca Schiavi,  Ambrogio Fassina,  Martin Bäckdahl,  Catharina Larsson,  Giuseppe Opocher,  Peter Söderkvist,  Patricia L. Dahia,  Hartmut P. H. Neumann,  Oliver Gimm, 
  • Pages: 724-732
  • First Published: 10 December 2013

Impact of Surgical Resection for Subdiaphragmatic Paragangliomas

Shabirhusain S. Abadin,  Montserrat Ayala-Ramirez,  Camilo Jimenez,  Paxton V. Dickson,  Yu Liang,  Alexander J. Lazar,  Jason L. Hornick,  Michael Cotton,  Dawen Sui,  Thereasa Rich,  Jeffrey E. Lee,  Elizabeth Grubbs,  Nancy D. Perrier, 
  • Pages: 733-741
  • First Published: 06 January 2014

Indication for Liver Transplantation in Young Patients with Small Intestinal NETs Is Rare?

Olov Norlén,  Kosmas Daskalakis,  Kjell Öberg,  Göran Åkerström,  Peter Stålberg,  Per Hellman, 
  • Pages: 742-747
  • First Published: 14 November 2013

The Prognostic Relevance of Psammoma Bodies and Ultrasonographic Intratumoral Calcifications in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Mayilvaganan Sabaretnam,  Jozy Timothy,  Mayilvaganan Kamalaretnam,  Indu Maniketh, 
  • Page: 748
  • First Published: 28 August 2013

The Prognostic Relevance of Psammoma Bodies and Ultrasonographic Intratumoral Calcifications in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Reply

Jung-Soo Pyo,  Guhyun Kang,  Dong-Hoon Kim,  Chanheun Park,  Joo Heon Kim,  Jin Hee Sohn, 
  • Page: 749
  • First Published: 01 October 2013