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| Tracy S WangSummaryAffiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin Country: USA Publications
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Effect of prophylactic central compartment neck dissection on serum thyroglobulin and recommendations for adjuvant radioactive iodine in patients with differentiated thyroid cancerTracy S Wang
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:4217-22. 2012..The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of prophylactic central compartment neck dissection (CCND) on serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels and recommendations for adjuvant radioactive iodine (RAI)...- A cost-effectiveness analysis of adrenalectomy for nonfunctional adrenal incidentalomas: is there a size threshold for resection?Tracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:1125-32. 2012..This study evaluates the cost-effectiveness of this approach... - Would scan, but which scan? A cost-utility analysis to optimize preoperative imaging for primary hyperparathyroidismTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 150:1286-94. 2011..This study examines the cost-utility of sestamibi in combination with single photon emission computed tomography (sestamibi-SPECT); ultrasound; and 4-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT)... - To stimulate or withdraw? A cost-utility analysis of recombinant human thyrotropin versus thyroxine withdrawal for radioiodine ablation in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer in the United StatesTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 95:1672-80. 2010..European studies have shown that use of rhTSH vs. thyroid hormone withdrawal is a cost-effective method for preparing patients for ablation... - The management of thyroid nodules in patients with primary hyperparathyroidismTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
J Surg Res 154:317-23. 2009..With the increasing use of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP), there is no standard approach for the management of incidental thyroid nodules in pHPT patients... - Differentiated thyroid cancer: an updateTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 23:7-12. 2011.... - The value of postoperative parathyroid hormone levels in predicting the need for long-term vitamin D supplementation after total thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:777-81. 2011..This study examines the role of postoperative day (POD) 1 serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in predicting the need for long-term vitamin D supplementation after total thyroidectomy... - To supplement or not to supplement: a cost-utility analysis of calcium and vitamin D repletion in patients after thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:1293-9. 2011..The purpose of this study was to determine the incremental cost utility of routine versus selective calcium and vitamin D supplementation after total or completion thyroidectomy... - Postoperative calcium supplementation in patients undergoing thyroidectomyTracy S Wang
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 24:22-8. 2012..This review examines recent literature on predictive factors for hypocalcemia, measurement of serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels, and algorithms for supplementation with calcium and/or vitamin D... - Endocrine surgeryTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Am J Surg 202:369-71. 2011..Studies showing the relationship between hospital/surgeon volume and patient outcomes highlight the importance of advanced postgraduate training in this field... - Predictors of outcomes following pediatric thyroid and parathyroid surgeryTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 21:23-8. 2009..Recent studies have demonstrated racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in adults undergoing thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy. To date, few studies have examined outcomes in children undergoing cervical endocrine surgery... - Reoperative parathyroidectomy: an algorithm for imaging and monitoring of intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels that results in a successful focused approachTina W F Yen
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 144:611-9; discussion 619-21. 2008..We sought to develop a protocol for imaging and IOPTH monitoring that allows for a focused, successful operative approach... - Primary hyperparathyroidism with a history of head and neck irradiation: the consequences of associated thyroid tumorsStuart D Wilson
Department of Surgery, Froedtert Hospital, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 150:869-77. 2011..The study objective was to investigate thyroid pathology in primary HPT patients with irradiation history presenting for parathyroidectomy... - Pediatric endocrine surgery: who is operating on our children?Charles T Tuggle
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Surgery 144:869-77; discussion 877. 2008..High surgeon volume is associated with improved outcomes in adult endocrine surgery. This is the first population-based outcomes study for thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy in children... - Predicting the need for calcium and calcitriol supplementation after total thyroidectomy: results of a prospective, randomized studyAshley K Cayo
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:1059-67. 2012..We sought to identify and treat patients at risk for symptomatic hypocalcemia on the basis of a single parathyroid hormone (PTH) obtained the morning after surgery (POD1)... - Calcitonin measurement in the evaluation of thyroid nodules in the United States: a cost-effectiveness and decision analysisKevin Cheung
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:2173-80. 2008..Calcitonin screening for MTC has not been recommended in recent U.S. practice guidelines... - A population-based study of outcomes from thyroidectomy in aging Americans: at what cost?Julie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
J Am Coll Surg 206:1097-105. 2008..We wanted to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes after thyroidectomy in patients 65 years of age and older, with special analyses of those aged 80 years and older, in the US... - Is previous same quadrant surgery a contraindication to laparoscopic adrenalectomy?Haggi Mazeh
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:1211-7. 2012..Previous abdominal surgery may present a challenge to safely completing laparoscopic adrenalectomy. We evaluated the impact of previous ipsilateral upper abdominal surgery on laparoscopic adrenalectomy outcomes... - Clinical and economic outcomes of thyroid and parathyroid surgery in childrenJulie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 93:3058-65. 2008..Clinical and economic outcomes after thyroidectomy/parathyroidectomy in adults have demonstrated disparities based on patient age and race/ethnicity; there is a paucity of literature on pediatric endocrine outcomes... - Medullary thyroid carcinoma without marked elevation of calcitonin: a diagnostic and surveillance dilemmaTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Thyroid 18:889-94. 2008..He remains disease-free 12 months after surgery. We review the literature on calcitonin-negative MTC and discuss methods of postoperative surveillance in this subset of patients... - The influence of surgery in MEN-1 syndrome: observations over 150 yearsStuart D Wilson
Endocrine Surgery Study Group, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 144:695-701; discussion 701-2. 2008..This report utilizes a novel approach to evaluate the influence of evolving operative interventions for patients with MEN-1 syndrome... - Persistent elevation in serum parathyroid hormone levels in normocalcemic patients after parathyroidectomy: does it matter?Carrie B Carsello
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
Surgery 152:575-81; discussion 581-3. 2012..This study sought to determine whether these patients, when compared with those with normal PTH levels, differ in preoperative and pathologic factors and are at increased risk of recurrent pHPT... - Nonlocalizing imaging studies for hyperparathyroidism: where to explore first?Amanda L Amin
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
J Am Coll Surg 213:793-9. 2011..If imaging studies are nonlocalizing, it is not known if exploration should begin on a particular side or gland location... - Surgical management of normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidismThomas J Wade
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53202, USA
World J Surg 36:761-6. 2012..This study investigated the characteristics, workup, and surgical management of patients with normocalcemic pHPT... 
Racial disparities in clinical and economic outcomes from thyroidectomyJulie Ann Sosa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Ann Surg 246:1083-91. 2007..Thyroid disease is common, and thyroidectomy is a mainstay of treatment for many benign and malignant thyroid conditions. Overall, thyroidectomy is associated with favorable outcomes, particularly if experienced surgeons perform it...- The maturation of a specialty: Workforce projections for endocrine surgeryJulie Ann Sosa
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale New Haven Hospital, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn, USA
Surgery 142:876-83. 2007..Fellowship programs will lead to more specialty-trained endocrine surgeons. We make projections for the supply of endocrine surgeons and demand for endocrine procedures over the next 15 years... - ATA practice guidelines for the treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer: were they followed in the United States?Olatokunbo M Famakinwa
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
Am J Surg 199:189-98. 2010..The aim of this study was to benchmark national practice patterns against American Thyroid Association guidelines for thyroidectomy, lymphadenectomy, and radioactive iodine (RAI) for differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC)... - Primary leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid glandTracy S Wang
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8062, USA
Thyroid 18:425-8. 2008..We review the literature on leiomyosarcoma of the thyroid, including the differential diagnoses, pathology, and alternative treatment strategies, including surgery and adjuvant therapy... - Focused parathyroidectomy with intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring in patients with lithium-associated primary hyperparathyroidismThomas J Wade
Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Surgery 153:718-22. 2013..Recent studies suggest that some patients may have single gland disease and be eligible for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy... - Normal PTH levels in primary hyperparathyroidism: still the same disease?Amanda L Amin
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 18:3437-42. 2011..This study investigates symptoms, laboratory values, imaging, and outcomes of sporadic pHPT patients with normal PTH values... - Operative failures after parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism: the influence of surgical volumeHerbert Chen
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53792, USA
Ann Surg 252:691-5. 2010..To determine whether surgical volume influences the cause of operative failures after parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism... - Evolution of the surgeon-volume, patient-outcome relationshipLeon D Boudourakis
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Ann Surg 250:159-65. 2009..This finding has prompted recommendations for increasing specialization and referrals to high-volume surgeons, yet their implementation in clinical practice has not been measured... - Persistently elevated parathyroid hormone levels after parathyroid surgeryTracy S Wang
Section of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
Surgery 138:1130-5; discussion 1135-6. 2005..In some patients it may also be indicative of mild persistent hyperparathyroidism... - Contemporary imaging for thyroid cancerTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Hospital, 333 Cedar Street FMB 102, Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06520 8062, USA
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 16:431-45. 2007.... - Subtotal parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidismTina W F Yen
Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, USA
Endocr Pract 17:7-12. 2011.... 
Leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal vein: a novel approach to surgical resectionTracy S Wang
Department of Surgery, Section of Endocrine Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
World J Surg Oncol 5:109. 2007..Leiomyosarcomas arising from the adrenal vein are rare malignancies associated with delayed diagnosis and poor prognosis. The most common vascular site of origin is the inferior vena cava...- Incidence of metastatic well-differentiated thyroid cancer in cervical lymph nodesTracy S Wang
Section of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, The Long Island Campus of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New Hyde Park, NY, USA
Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 130:110-3. 2004..Attempts to detect and remove occult lateral cervical lymph node metastases might be considered in older patients with large primary tumors...