Accuracy of single versus combined use of ultrasonography or computed tomography in the localization of parathyroid adenoma.

Objective: To assess the accuracy of a single versus combined use of ultrasound (US), or computed tomography (CT) in the localization of diseased parathyroid glands.

Methods: Forty-one patients with hyper-parathyroidism treated surgically between January 2000 to December 2005 at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan were included in this study. Preoperative ultrasonographic and CT findings were reviewed and compared to the intraoperative and pathologic diagnosis of diseased parathyroid glands.

Predictors of morbidity and mortality in the surgical management of hydatid cyst of the liver.

Background/aims: Surgery for hydatid cyst of the liver is widely practiced worldwide; this type of management is still associated with high mortality and morbidity. The aim of this study is to find out possible predictors for this high mortality and morbidity.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 169 patients who underwent surgery for hydatid cyst of the liver were retrospectively reviewed.

The spectrum of bone disease in Jordanian hemodialysis patients.

Objective: To evaluate the spectrum of mineral abnormalities and bone disease (BD) in hemodialysis patients at Jordan University Hospital (JUH), Amman, Jordan.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 63 patients (38 males and 25 females), mean age 44.19 years (range 17-76 years), with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on regular hemodialysis at JUH between November 2004 and April 2005.

New trends in the clinicopathological features of differentiated thyroid cancer in Central Jordan.

Objective: To investigate the current trends in presentation and distribution of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) at the largest referral hospital for endocrine cancers in Central Jordan.

Methods: We analyzed the clinical features, management and outcome of 110 patients diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, between 1996 and 2001.

Results: Papillary carcinoma was diagnosed in 87 patients (80%), follicular carcinoma in 3 patients (2.

Gallbladder carcinoma in Jordan.

Background/aims: Despite advances in diagnostic and therapeutic modalities, the prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma is still poor. The purpose of this study is to look for peculiarities of primary gallbladder carcinoma in Jordan regarding its incidence, clinical and pathological aspects.

Methodology: A retrospective study over a period of 19 years comprising 66 patients was reviewed; only patients treated primarily in our hospital were included.

Clinical spectrum of primary hyperparathyroidism.

Objective: Primary hyperparathyroidism (1HPT) is now being diagnosed with increasing frequency. Simultaneously there has been an apparent change in the presentation of the disease and indications for surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical presentation, indications for surgery, and outcomes of neck explorations for primary hyperparathyroidism.