Publications by authors named "Noam Koch"
Extended cervical approach for retrosternal multinodular goiter.
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital
February 2024
Objective: Partial or total sternotomy is required for 10% of retrosternal goiter. This study reviewed our experience with an extended cervicotomic approach as an alternative surgical solution for retrosternal goiter.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed on patients who underwent partial or total thyroidectomy for retrosternal goiter between 2014 and 2019 at a tertiary medical centre.
Objective: Compare long-term outcomes of thyroid-split and standard thyroid-retraction tracheostomy in a large cohort.
Methods: The healthcare database of a university-affiliated hospital was searched for past patients over 18 years of age from all of the hospital's wards on whom an ear, nose, and throat specialist performed a tracheostomy in the operating room between 2010 and 2020. Clinical data were extracted from the hospital and outpatient medical records.
Objective: In our country, thyroid nodules are sonographically evaluated in health maintenance organization (HMO) imaging centers, and patients are referred to tertiary hospitals for ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy when indicated. We evaluated the concordance in Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS) classification reporting between these sites.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study reviewing the sonographic features of thyroid nodules evaluated both at the HMO and a large tertiary center between January 2018 and December 2019.
Background: Surgeons are often faced with concerns regarding the risks versus benefits of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) in elderly patients.
Objective: To analyze the risk for complications of ESS in the elderly (age ≥70 years) compared to younger patients, with emphasis on octogenarians.
Methods: Retrospective review of medical charts of adult patients who underwent ESS at a tertiary referral center during the years 2014 to 2018.