Aesthetic Perceptions Regarding a Thyroidectomy Scar and Transvestibular Approach in Brazil.

Objective: We investigated motivation levels across the general Brazilian population and subgroups and their willingness to spend for surgery without a cervical scar.

Methods: This random-sample survey was performed by a specialized third-party research institute. In this study, we created a hypothetical thyroidectomy scenario, and the transcervical and transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOETVA) were used.

Acute and long-term kidney function after parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism.

Background: In kidney transplant patients, parathyroidectomy is associated with an acute decrease in renal function. Acute and chronic effects of parathyroidectomy on renal function have not been extensively studied in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 494 patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for PHPT.