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Radiology
January 2025
From the Department of Interventional Ultrasound, the Fifth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 28 Fuxing Rd, Beijing 100853, China (Y.L., F.Y.L., J.Y., P.L.); Department of Ultrasound, Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (C.Z.P.); Graduate Department, Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, Anhui, China (H.H.C.); Department of Ultrasound, Capital Medical University, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China (L.X.Q.); Department of Ultrasonography, Fujian Provincial Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China (S.S.W.); Department of Interventional Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China (M.A.Y.); Department of Ultrasound, Longyan First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Longyan, China (S.P.L., J.T.Z.); Department of Ultrasound, Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (Y.S.); Weifang Peoples Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, China (C.B.S.); Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing, Liaoning, China (Z.W.Y., R.Z.); and Department of Ultrasound, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, China (Y.C., S.H.G.).
Background Interest in microwave ablation (MWA) and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) use for treating secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is rising; however, ablation outcomes in patients with SHPT are not well characterized. Purpose To assess the response of parathyroid hormone (PTH), calcium, phosphorus, and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) levels to US-guided parathyroid MWA and RFA and the safety of these treatments in participants with SHPT. Materials and Methods This prospective multicenter cohort study, conducted from September 2017 to March 2022, included participants with SHPT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOrtner's syndrome, also known as cardiovocal syndrome, is a rare cause of hoarseness due to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve caused by pathology of cardiovascular structures in the mediastinum. It was first described by Norbert Ortner in 1897, who associated the syndrome with mitral stenosis. It typically presents as paresis of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve, which is mechanically compressed in the area of the aortic arch.
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January 2025
Department of Thoracic Surgery, the Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China.
Objective: The efficacy and safety of transcervical inflatable mediastinoscopic esophagectomy (TIME) in the treatment of esophageal cancer are unclear. The objective of this meta-analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of TIME treatment for esophageal cancer and to compare it with thoracoscopic assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (TAMIE) for the treatment of esophageal cancer.
Methods: A literature search was performed using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library to retrieve articles published up to January 2024 to comparatively assess studies of TIME and TAMIE.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
December 2024
Department of Nail and Breast Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Panzhihua University, Panzhihua City, China.
Objective: This study aims to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of totally endoscopic thyroidectomy via the completely submental tri-hole approach and transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy without insufflation.
Methods: A total of 60 patients with thyroid tumors who were admitted to Panyu College Affiliated Hospital from August 2022 to August 2023 were collected in this study. The patients were divided into two groups, the transoral endoscopic thyroidectomy group (20 cases) and the totally endoscopic thyroidectomy via the completely submental tri-hole approach group (40 cases).
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