Publications by authors named "Zeng Yap"
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- Paragangliomas (PGL) are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors that arise from chromaffin cells in the autonomic nervous system, and this study focuses on their long-term outcomes based on a decade of patient data.
- The research involved a retrospective analysis of 46 patients diagnosed with abdominal PGL, revealing an average diagnosis age of 55.4 years and a typical tumor size of 5.85 cm, with most tumors located below the kidneys.
- Although abdominal PGL has a favorable long-term prognosis, cases of recurrence can happen well after the initial diagnosis, particularly in patients with a higher Pheochromocytoma of the Adrenal Gland Scaled Score (PASS), thus emphasizing the need for
Hemodynamic stability is one of the most critical aspects of adrenal surgery for pheochromocytoma. Few articles have evaluated the hemodynamic status of patients undergoing posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy (PRA) for pheochromocytoma. The aim of this study is to compare the intraoperative hemodynamic parameters between lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy (TPA) and PRA in this groups of patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObesity is associated with increased operating times and higher complication rates in many types of surgery. Its impact on robotic thyroidectomy however, is not well documented. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and robotic transaxillary thyroidectomy (RTAT).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The optimal period of low iodine diet during preparation for radioactive iodine (RAI) ablation in an area with iodine-rich diet was investigated.
Methods: Ninety-four patients with thyroid cancer who underwent low iodine diet and RAI were prospectively allocated into 2 groups-thyroxine withdrawal or using recombinant human thyroid stimulating hormone (rhTSH) for TSH stimulation. Their urinary iodine excretion (UIE) patterns were analyzed.