Patient perspectives on barriers to obtaining surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism: A qualitative review

W Phillips, J Stallworth, A Gillis, B Lindeman… - The American Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore patient-reported barriers
to surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and identify actionable interventions to …

There's no such thing as a free lunch: outcomes of concurrent parathyroidectomy and thyroidectomy among CESQIP surgeons

A Gillis, H Chen - The American Journal of Surgery, 2022 - americanjournalofsurgery.com
Primary hyperparathyroidism and thyroid disease are both quite common with about 1% and
20–50% of the US population being affected by either, respectively. 1, 2 In addition, those …

Making the cut: parathyroidectomy before or after kidney transplantation?

R Wang, F Saad, MC McLeod, C Kew… - World Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Hyperparathyroidism is common in patients with end‐stage kidney disease and
may persist after kidney transplantation (KT). Parathyroidectomy (PTx) is curative, but …

A surgical patient's perspective

T Gordon - The American Journal of Surgery, 2023 - americanjournalofsurgery.com
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The Effects of Parathyroidectomy Versus Medical Treatments for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients Undergoing Dialysis: A Meta-analysis

Z Song, C Wu, R Wang, A Gillis, J Fazendin… - Endocrine Practice, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The management of secondary hyperparathyroidism in patients undergoing
dialysis is debated, with uncontrolled parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels becoming more …

Reducing disparities in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism

A Gillis, R Wang, PV Zmijewski, C McLeod, K Ramonell… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Background Hyperparathyroidism is common with African American patients historically
experiencing disparate outcomes. With a comprehensive outreach program and systematic …

[PDF][PDF] 甲状旁腺增生性病变——从诊断之初开始的思考

陈曦, 陈海珍 - 临床外科杂志, 2023 - lcwkzz.com
甲状旁腺增生是甲状旁腺功能亢进症(HPT) 的一个主要原因, 无论是原发性,
继发性或三发性HPT, 增生都可以作为一个重要的致病因素参与其中. 增生经常作为病理诊断 …

The Obesity Paradox in Thyroid Surgery: Is Higher BMI Protective Against Hypoparathyroidism?

T Fields, K Ramonell, J Fazendin… - The American …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background With a demonstrated association between adiposity and parathyroid hormone
(PTH) levels, we hypothesized that patients with a higher body mass index (BMI) would have …