Limberg flap procedure for pilonidal sinus disease: results of 353 patients.

Purpose: Pilonidal sinus disease is common especially in young adult males. Many surgical and nonsurgical methods have been described. Some surgical techniques for the treatment still have high recurrence rate.

Risks and consequences of incidental parathyroidectomy during thyroid resection.

Background: Inadvertent removal of the parathyroid glands during elective thyroid surgery occurs more frequently in certain high-risk patients and can lead to symptomatic hypocalcaemia.

Methods: A case-control study was carried out at a tertiary referral, academic medical centre between May 1994 and August 2001. Five hundred and thirteen patients underwent thyroid resection.

Management of pilonidal sinus disease with oblique excision and primary closure: results of 493 patients.

Purpose: Pilonidal sinus disease is a common and well-known entity. Many surgical methods have been described for the treatment of pilonidal sinus disease. The aim of this study was to determine the advantages and long-term results of oblique excision and primary closure techniques.

The utility of frozen section evaluation for follicular thyroid lesions.

Background: Because fine-needle aspiration cannot reliably discriminate between benign and malignant follicular thyroid lesions, some surgeons use intraoperative frozen section (FS) to guide operative management. To determine the utility of FS for these lesions, we reviewed our institutional experience.

Methods: Between 1994 and 2001, 152 patients underwent surgical resection for follicular neoplasms.

Can thallium-pertechnetate subtraction scanning play a role in the preoperative imaging for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy?

Purpose: Preoperative Tc-99m sestamibi scanning can identify candidates for minimally invasive parathyroid surgery. However, a significant number of patients with single gland disease have negative scans and are not considered for the minimally invasive procedure.

Materials And Methods: To determine if T1-201/Tc-99m sodium pertechnetate subtraction scanning (TPSS) is a viable alternative imaging technique for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (1 degrees HPTH), we reviewed our experience.