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Case Report | 10.36959/608/471 Volume 5 Issue 1

Adamantinoma-Like Ewing Sarcoma of the Thyroid: Case Report and Literature Review

Authors: Crisafulli Gregory, MD, Trivedi Aakash, DO, Bittar Noor, MS, Ankudey Edem, Akmal Amer, MD and Christian Derick, MD

Adamantinoma-Like Ewing Sarcoma (ALES) is an exceptionally rare tumor, traditionally classified as a variant of Ewing Sarcoma due to the presence of the EWSR1-FLI1 translocation. Predominantly affecti... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/470 Volume 5 Issue 1

Multifocal Tumoral Calcinosis: Address of a Huge Hip Tumor with Vastus Lateralis Muscle Reconstruction: A Case Report and Literature Review

Authors: Diogo Nóbrega Catelas, João Vale, Diogo Rodrigues, Catarina Pereira, Pedro Neto, Ana Margarida Balsa, Vãnia Oliveira and Pedro Cardoso

Tumoral calcinosis is a rare diagnosis characterized by periarticular calcific deposits, mainly affecting the periarticular tissue of the hips, shoulders and elbows. It’s usually progressive, an... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/469 Volume 5 Issue 1

Pediatric Thyroid Schwannoma: A Case Report

Authors: Brittany Al-Atrache, MS, DO, Michelle Abramova, DO, Victoriya Staab, MD and Michael Sullivan, MD

A case of a thyroid schwannoma in a 12-year-old male is described. An asymptomatic right sided neck mass was initially seen on telemedicine as a shadow. After a workup; the patient underwent an en blo... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/468 Volume 5 Issue 1

Surgeon-Performed Ultrasound in Preoperative Parathyroid Localization: A Real-World Experience in a Community Hospital

Authors: Mustapha El Lakis, Jake McKee and Natasha Mohan

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disorder which is only curable with the surgical removal of the hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland(s). Surgeon-performed Ultrasound (SUS) has been sh... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/608/467 Volume 4 Issue 2

Assessment of the Quality of Information on Adrenal Surgery Available on the Internet

Authors: Helen Earley MD, Tara Connelly PhD, Kevin C Conlon PhD

The internet has become an important source of health-related information. However, concerns exist regarding the lack of regulation, quality, accuracy, and reliability of some sources of medical infor... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/466 Volume 4 Issue 1

Enucleation of Pancreatic Insulinomas with the use of Intraoperative Ultrasonography

Authors: Patricio Cabané T, Patricio Gac E, Miren Carredano C, Francisco Rodríguez M, Patricio Palavecino R, Iván Gallegos M, Francisco Cordero A, José De La Torre K and José Amat V

Tumor-induced hypoglycaemia is very rare, usually caused by a pancreatic beta cell tumor (insulinoma). Symptoms caused by inappropriate insulin secretion usually occur during fasting periods, they can... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/464 Volume 4 Issue 1

Parathyroid Carcinoma Management in an Underdeveloped Country: A Case Series

Authors: Jasmin Cabrera-Luis, Laura Herrera, Manuel Hache-Marliere, Julia Rodriguez, Aldo Crespo and Sylvia Batista

Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare type of cancer that presents in individuals during their 4th or 5th decade of life; most cases are sporadic and of unknown etiology. Approximately 1-2% of cases of... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/465 Volume 4 Issue 1

Recurrent Hypoglycemia as a Presenting Symptom for Rare IGF-2 Secreting Retroperitoneal Spindle Cell Neoplasm

Authors: David Thornton, MD, Lux Shah, MPH

A 53-year old Asian male presents to the ED with his son who states that the patient had an episode of confusion that lasted 15-20 minutes. The son states that this kind of event has happened 2-3 time... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/463 Volume 4 Issue 1

Robot-Assisted Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Large Adrenocortical Carcinoma in a 17-year old Patient

Authors: Michael Boncaldo, Imran Siddiqui

Surgical resection remains the standard of care for adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC). The optimal approach for complete surgical resection is constantly evolving as surgeons seek to attain more minimall... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/462 Volume 4 Issue 1

Post-Operative Chloride Phosphate and Calcium Phosphate Ratios in Hyperparathyroidism Patients

Authors: Courtney Wright MD, Deanne King MD, Jennifer Silva-Nash, MSc, Brendan C Stack Jr, MD

Patients referred for evaluation of pHPT. Patient data was collected prospectively preoperatively as well as one month and one year post op. Changes in data were analyzed. T tests were used to determi... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/461 Volume 4 Issue 1

Post-Parathyroidectomy Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism Treated by Focused Parathyroidectomy: A Retrospective Case Study

Authors: Alvin Shing-hei Lin, MRCS (HK), MRCS (Edin) and Tam-lin Chow, FRCS (Edin), FHKAM

Focused parathyroidectomy has become the surgery of choice for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. In certain patients after apparently successful parathyroidectomy, parathyroid hormone (PTH) remain... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/608/460 Volume 4 Issue 1

Hormonal Pathology of the Endometrium and Endometrial Carcinoma

Authors: Liane Deligdisch Schor, MD and Angelica Mareş Miceli, MD

Numerous health issues of women are related to hormonal anomalies including sexual development, fertility, menopause and benign and malignant gynecologic tumors. Endometrial cancer is the most common ... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/459 Volume 4 Issue 1

Large Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma Causing Malignant Hypocalcaemia in a Young Female: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Authors: Aisling Bell, Zeeshan Razzaq, Hamid Mustafa and HP Redmond

Ectopic parathyroid tissue can pose difficulties in diagnosis and management of patients with hyperparathyroidism. Due to the embryological origins of the inferior parathyroid glands from the 3rd phar... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/458 Volume 4 Issue 1

Synchronous Bilateral Retroperitoneoscopic Cortical Sparring Adrenalectomies - Case Series and Literature Review

Authors: Tan Jun Guang Kendric MBBS and Sze Ling Wong MD, FRCSC, FRACS

Cortical-sparing synchronous bilateral adrenalectomy is one of the rarest operations performed because it is limited to a very small subset of patients with bilateral pheochromocytomas or ACTH-depende... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/457 Volume 3 Issue 2

Literature Review and Case-Series of Atypical Anatomic Locations for Parathyroid Glands

Authors: Stefan Vidovich, BS, Johanna Wickemeyer, MD, Pouyan Kheirkhah, MD and Ari Rubenfeld, MD

Essential to successful parathyroid surgery is understanding of the possible anatomic variations in parathyroid gland location. In this case-series, we highlight three patients with uniquely located p... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/456 Volume 3 Issue 2

Giant Parathyroid Adenoma: A Case of Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Authors: Jasmin N Cabrera, Julia Rodríguez and Sylvia Batista

We report an adult male with the sole condition of recurrent nephrolithiasis, with no other associated symptoms nor family history, who was later diagnosed with Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to a gi... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/455 Volume 3 Issue 2

Bilateral Synchronous Adrenal Tumors in Lynch Syndrome

Authors: Mason Vierra and Arina Ganeles, MD

A 65-year-old Hispanic male with Lynch Syndrome and a history colon cancer was incidentally found to have bilateral adrenal tumors by CT scan. A PET scan revealed marked FDG avidity of both adrenal ma... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/454 Volume 3 Issue 1

Assessing the Role of Antibiotic Therapy in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy Vestibular Approach

Authors: Gustavo Fernandez Ranvier, MD, PhD, Benjamin Lieberman, DO, Aryan Meknat, MD and Daniela E. Guevara, MD

The transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) is a remote access endoscopic approach that results in the disruption of the mucosa in the oral cavity. Despite its growing populari... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/453 Volume 3 Issue 1

The Risk of Thyroid Carcinoma in Multinodular Goiter Compared to Solitary Thyroid Nodules: A Prospective Analysis of 207 Patients

Authors: Burkan Nasr, Mohamed Qubati, Sultan Qubati, Abdulhakim Al-Tamimi, Yasser A Rabo, Anwar Jonid, Abdullfatah Domini and Abdullkarim Salah

Medical files and histopathology reports of 207 patients who underwent thyroidectomy over 5-year period were reviewed. Data including patient’ age, gender, presentation, ultrasonography, FNAC, surgi... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/452 Volume 3 Issue 1

Intraoperative Localisation of Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma with a Magnetic Marker

Authors: C Clement, DM den Hoed and P Jansen

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common clinical condition but identifying hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands can prove a diagnostic challenge preoperatively. Intraoperatively a systemic exploration ... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/451 Volume 3 Issue 1

Surgical Treatment of Clinically Significant Reactive Hypoglycemia Nesidioblastosis, Post-Gastric Bypass

Authors: Ara Keshishian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Malgorzata Rajtar, MD and Miguel Rosado, MD

Gastric bypass (GB) used to be a standard surgical procedure performed for weight loss. Delayed complications following GB may outweigh the initial benefits in some patients. As manifested in some pat... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/608/450 Volume 3 Issue 1

Outpatient Parathyroidectomy is Safe and Effective: A 7-year Review

Authors: Henry A Reinhart, MD, Samuel K Snyder, MD, Michael D Bortz, MD, Susan V Stafford, MD, Victoria E Wagner, MD, Camille W Graham, MD and Xiaohui Wang, PhD

Minimally-invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) techniques have made the procedure safer and more feasible as an outpatient parathyroidectomy (OP). We hypothesized that any type of parathyroidectomy is saf... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/449 Volume 2 Issue 1

Predictors of Postoperative Hypocalcemia after Total Thyroidectomy: The Role of a Single Intraoperative Rapid PTH

Authors: Marc Rafols, MD, Daniela Treitl, MD, Luis E Rosario, MD, Juan Paramo, MD, Luigi X Cubeddu MD, Ph.D and Thomas Mesko, MD

Postoperative hypocalcemia (PoHC) is the most common complication of total thyroidectomy (TT). The availability of a reliable predictor of PoHC would allow early calcium supplementation, avoiding hypo... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/448 Volume 2 Issue 1

Alternatives to the Pre-operative Medical Management of Pheochromocytoma

Authors: Daniela Guevara, MD, Aryan Meknat, MD, Aida Taye Bellistri, MD, Alice C Levine, MD, William Inabnet III, MD and Gustavo Fernández-Ranvier, MD, PhD

During the resection of pheochromocytomas hemodynamic instability can occur. It is for this reason that pre-operative control of blood pressure and heart rate with non-selective alpha-blockers has bee... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/608/447 Volume 2 Issue 1

Feasibility of the TOETVA as an Ambulatory Procedure

Authors: Gustavo G Fernández-Ranvier, MD, PhD, Daniela Guevara, MD, Ghayth Alawwa, MD, Aryan Meknat, MD, Benjamin Lieberman, DO and William B Inabnet, MD

Standard open thyroidectomy has been shown to be feasible and safe as an ambulatory procedure in carefully selected patients. Our aim is to present a protocol with our experience for performing transo... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/446 Volume 2 Issue 1

Gasping for Air, a Case Study of an Obstructing Thyroid Gland Mass

Authors: Aakash Trivedi OMS-IV, Aline Dang, DO, Clive Persaud, DO and Derick Christian, MD

Hürthle cell metaplasia of the thyroid gland can present with a variety of benign or malignant characteristics. At times, it can progress to a large mass causing a myriad of symptoms including dyspha... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/445 Volume 2 Issue 1

Association between Breast and Thyroid Cancer among Women in Arkansas

Authors: Merry M Peckham, BA, Tyler K Rose, MS, William M Mitchell, BS, Yevgeniya Gokun, MS, Shorabuddin Syed, MS, Deanne King, MD, PhD and Brendan C Stack, Jr., MD, FACS, FACE

Growing evidence suggests a bi-directional relationship between breast and thyroid cancer in women worldwide. This study investigates whether a relationship exists among women in Arkansas. Retrospecti... Read more

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Case Report | 10.36959/608/444 Volume 2 Issue 1

A Case Report of a Robotic Thoracosopic Parathyroidectomy in a Community Hospital

Authors: Emily Ann Harris, MD, Shabirhusain S Abadin, MD, MPH, FACS and Keith D Bowersox, MD, PhD

Mediastinal parathyroid adenomas pose a technical challenge to surgeons, as they exist in remote and difficult to access locations. Historically, approaches using sternotomy, thoracotomy, and even VAT... Read more

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Original Article | 10.36959/608/443 Volume 2 Issue 1

Demographic and Clinicopthologic Properties of Patients Operated for Adrenal Masses

Authors: Ali Aktekin, Umut Kına, Seher Tanrıkulu, Gulistan Gumrukcu and Meryem Gunay Gurleyik

The prevalence of adrenal incidentaloma is nearly 4 to 10% and increases with age. Most adrenal masses are nonfunctioning adrenocortical adenomas and found as an adrenal incidentaloma in 80% of cases,... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/442 Volume 2 Issue 1

Some Striking Points of Laparoscopic Enucleation of Pancreatic Insulinoma

Authors: Ali Aktekin, Seher Tanrikulu, Abdullah Ramazan, Aylin Gonultas and Can Saracoglu

Insulinoma mostly located at the body and the tail of the pancreas and are ideal candidates for minimal invasive surgery. This article presents our patients with diagnosis of insulinoma and discusses ... Read more

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Short Review | 10.36959/608/441 Volume 2 Issue 1

Neck Endocrine Surgery in the Era of COVID-19 Surgical Decision Making and Operative Execution

Authors: Phillip K Pellitteri, DO, MHA, FACS, Nicholas Purdy, DO, FACS, Timothy Lindemann, MD, FACS, FAAOA, Thorsen Haugen, MD and Thomas L Kennedy, MD, FACS

Patients with surgical endocrine disorders related to the thyroid and parathyroid glands, will require stratification for treatment as determined by severity of disease and recalcitrance to medical th... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/440 Volume 2 Issue 1

Differences in Adrenal Size as they Relate to Pheochromocytomas

Authors: Daniela Guevara, Aryan Meknat, Aida Taye Bellistri, Hyunsuk Suh, Alice C Levine, William Inabnet III and Gustavo Fernández-Ranvier

Pheochromocytomas can present with a wide variety of clinical features. Tumor size of pheochromocytomas can often be as variable as its symptomology. The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate t... Read more

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Review Article | 10.36959/608/439 Volume 1 Issue 1

Perioperative and Outpatient Pain Management in Endocrine Neck Surgery Patients

Authors: Erin Weatherford Creighton and Brendan C Stack

The U.S. has seen dramatic increases in opioid use and drug overdose death rates in recent years and opioids are commonly used during and after surgical procedures. Thyroid and parathyroid surgery are... Read more

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Research Article | 10.36959/608/438 Volume 1 Issue 1

Extensive Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Aggressive Surgery with Mediastinal Dissection is Worthwhile?

Authors: Martin Granados Garcia, Jose Antonio Posada Torres, Antonio Gomez Pedraza, Kuauhyama Luna Ortiz, Erika Ruiz Garcia, Silvia Vidal Millan, Katia Picazo Ferrera and Imelda Gonzalez Ramirez

The purpose of this study is to analyze the treatment results of patients with medullary thyroid cancer, focusing on surgical complications, biochemical cures and survival. It is a retrospective anal... Read more

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