Wound infiltration with bupivacaine 0.5% with or without adrenaline does not decrease pain after thyroidectomy. A randomized controlled study.

To study the effect of local wound infiltration with and without adrenaline on pain perception after thyroidectomy using the visual analog score (VAS).  Methods: A prospective randomized controlled double-blinded study was conducted between May 2015 and June 2016 at The University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Eighty-nine patients undergoing planned thyroidectomy were included in the study.

Volume of resected stomach as a predictor of excess weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining popularity for the treatment of obesity. The objective of this study was to evaluate the volume of the resected stomach (VRS) as a predictor of the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) 1 year after LSG.

Methods: This was a single-surgeon study of prospectively collected data of patients who underwent LSG at Jordan University Hospital (February 2009 to February 2012).

Performance of chloride/phosphate test in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Is it related to calcium level?

Objective: To examine the sensitivity of the chloride/phosphate (Cl/PO4) ratio with a cut-off point of >33 as a diagnostic test for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in surgically proven patients, and its performance at different calcium levels.

Methods: This is a retrospective medical records based study. Data of 120 patients diagnosed with pHPT, already operated in the Department of Surgery, Cisanello Hospital, Pisa, Italy between March 2010 and June 2011 were reviewed.