Histologic parameters driving completion thyroidectomy for papillary thyroid carcinoma in a high-volume institution: A retrospective observational study.

Background: When the histological examination indicates papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), there is no unanimity on the need to proceed with completion thyroidectomy (CT). This study aims to assess the histologic parameters that influenced the decision to perform CT.

Materials And Methods: This study included PTC patients who underwent thyroid lobectomy between 2019 and 2022.

Near-infrared autofluorescence pattern in parathyroid gland adenoma.

Background: Parathyroid gland (PG) surgery is often challenging due to the small size and indistinct nature of these glands. The introduction of intraoperative near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) has shown promise in localizing parathyroid tissue. However, the NIRAF features of parathyroid adenomas remain unclear.

Surgeon-performed transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound for vocal cord assessment after total thyroidectomy: a prospective study : Original article.

Purpose: Assessing vocal cord mobility is crucial for patients undergoing thyroid surgery. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of surgeon-performed transcutaneous laryngeal ultrasound (TLUS) compared to flexible nasolaryngoscopy.

Method: From February 2022 to December 2022, we conducted a prospective observational study on patients scheduled for total thyroidectomy at our Institution.

Differences in surgical outcomes between cervical goiter and retrosternal goiter: an international, multicentric evaluation.

Introduction: Goiter is a common problem in clinical practice, representing a large part of clinical evaluations for thyroid disease. It tends to grow slowly and progressively over several years, eventually occupying the thoracic inlet with its lower portion, defining the situation known as retrosternal goiter. Total thyroidectomy is a standardized procedure that represents the treatment of choice for all retrosternal goiters, but when is performed for such disease, a higher risk of postoperative morbidity is variously reported in the literature.

Robot-assisted transaxillary surgery for thyroid cancer: Oncologic and surgical outcomes in long term follow-up.

Background: The use of robot-assisted transaxillary thyroidectomy (RATT) has rapidly spread in the last 2 decades, although it is mostly limited to Asian countries.

Method: We retrospectively enroled all patients with histologic diagnoses of thyroid cancer who underwent RATT at the University Hospital of Pisa from May 2012 to September 2020.

Results: The study included 242 patients; 128 (47%) underwent total thyroidectomy and 114 (53%) underwent thyroid lobectomy, among which 28 patients (24.

Robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy: time to expand indications?

In 2016, the American Thyroid Association published a statement on remote-access thyroid surgery claiming that it should be reserved to patients with thyroid nodule ≤ 3 cm, thyroid lobe < 6 cm and without thyroiditis. We retrospectively enrolled all patients who underwent robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy between February 2012 and March 2022. We compared surgical outcomes between patients who presented a thyroid gland with a nodule ≤ 3 cm, thyroid lobe < 6 cm and without thyroiditis (Group A) and patients without these features (Group B).

A Survey of Patient Experience in CML: American and Canadian Perspectives.

Purpose: With treatment, chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) has a favorable prognosis, however, individuals with CML experience impairment to their quality of life (QoL). The aim of this study was to examine the perspectives and experiences of individuals with CML and to understand their challenges communicating with their CML physician.

Patients And Methods: An online survey in adults with CML (n=100) in the US and Canada assessed QoL, patient-provider relationships, treatment satisfaction, and understanding of CML and treatment goals via the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory, the Cancer Therapy Satisfaction Questionnaire and de novo survey questions.

Predictive factors of mortality in open abdomen for abdominal sepsis: a retrospective cohort study on 113 patients.

Over the past few years, the open abdomen (OA) as a part of Damage Control Surgery (DCS) has been introduced as a surgical strategy with the intent to reduce the mortality of patients with severe abdominal sepsis. Aims of our study were to analyze the OA effects on patients with abdominal sepsis and identify predictive factors of mortality. Patients admitted to our institution with abdominal sepsis requiring OA from 2010 to 2019 were retrospectively analyzed.

Robotic-assisted versus open left pancreatectomy for cystic tumours: A single-centre experience.

Background: Cystic pancreatic lesions (CPLs) are being identified increasingly, and some benefit from surgical treatment. With the increasing use of robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) for neoplasms of the pancreas, the aim of the present comparative study is to establish whether the RAS offered any advantages over conventional open surgery (OS) in the management of CPLs.

Patients And Methods: Twenty-seven out of 37 robot-assisted left-sided pancreatectomy (LSP) performed between January 2010 and April 2017 were carried out for CPLs.