Publications by authors named "L Hargitai"

Background: Since 2017, switching from laparoscopic transabdominal adrenalectomy (LTA), posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (RPA) is used as standard procedure in this institution. Aim of this retrospective study was to compare both techniques regarding operative time, length of stay and safety of the procedures.

Methods: All patients operated in our institution for adrenal tumors were prospectively documented in the EUROCRINE-database and retrospectively analyzed.

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Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrine disease. With parathyroidectomy, a cure rate of over 95% at initial surgery is reported. Localization of the abnormal parathyroid gland is critical for the operation to be successful.

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  • The study looked at how well a special scan called [18F]F-DOPA PET/CT works for diagnosing and predicting outcomes in patients with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC).
  • They checked results from 109 patients and found that the scan was very accurate in detecting tumors and helped understand how severe the cancer could be.
  • The results indicated that patients with negative scan results tended to live longer than those with positive results, showing that this scan can be an important tool for doctors.
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Work on the "double empathy problem" (DEP) is rapidly growing in academic and applied settings (e.g., clinical practice).

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Improving our understanding of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and other neurodevelopmental conditions requires collaborations between genetics, psychiatry, the social sciences and other fields of research.

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