[HTML][HTML] Outpatient thyroid surgery: should patients be discharged on the day of their procedures?

DC Trottier, P Barron, V Moonje… - Canadian Journal of …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Outpatient surgery benefits patients and surgeons alike, as it is convenient, safe
and cost-effective. We sought to assess the safety and feasibility of outpatient thyroid surgery …

The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in differentiated thyroid carcinoma

SM Anand, O Gologan, L Rochon… - … –Head & Neck …, 2009 - jamanetwork.com
Objective To determine whether sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy can accurately predict
central compartment metastasis in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Design …

Intact parathyroid hormone measurement 1 hour after thyroid surgery identifies individuals at high risk for the development of symptomatic hypocalcemia

JP Lim, R Irvine, S Bugis, D Holmes… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: There is currently no consensus regarding the utilization of intact
parathyroid hormone (iPTH) for predicting postthyroid surgery hypocalcemia. The objective …

Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Level as a Predictor of Post-Thyroidectomy Hyproparathyrodism

M Lewandowicz, K Kuzdak, Z Pasieka - Polish Journal of Surgery, 2009 - infona.pl
Hypoparathyroidism is the most common complication of thyroid surgery. Accurate treatment
of this condition requires early diagnosis of patients at risk of hypocalcemia. The aim of the …