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Long-term outcomes of surgical treatment for hereditary pheochromocytomaElizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4008, USA
J Am Coll Surg 216:280-9. 2013..An intact and viable cortical remnant after bilateral pheochromocytoma resection can eliminate the necessity for steroid dependency, but can increase the risk of pheochromocytoma recurrence...- Do the recent American Thyroid Association (ATA) Guidelines accurately guide the timing of prophylactic thyroidectomy in MEN2A?Elizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Surgery 148:1302-9; discussion 1309-10. 2010..The aim of this study was to assess whether the clinical guidelines outlined in the ATA recommendations added to the specific mutation risk level could predict the presence of MTC on final pathology... - Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy is a safe and effective alternative to transabdominal laparoscopic adrenalectomy for pheochromocytomaPaxton V Dickson
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Surgery 150:452-8. 2011..Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (PRA) is an alternative minimally invasive technique; however, there is a lack of data regarding the appropriateness of this approach in patients with PHEO... - Long-term follow-up data may help manage patient and parent expectations for pediatric patients undergoing thyroidectomyLilah F Morris
Section of Surgical Endocrinology, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1402, USA
Surgery 152:1165-71. 2012..We investigated the incidence and impact of postoperative complications in children who underwent total thyroidectomy (TTx)... 
A retrospective cohort analysis of the efficacy of adjuvant radiotherapy after primary surgical resection in patients with adrenocortical carcinomaMouhammed Amir Habra
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, Unit 1461, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
J Clin Endocrinol Metab 98:192-7. 2013..Adrenocortical carcinoma (ACC) is a rare malignancy with high recurrence and mortality rates. The role of adjuvant radiation therapy (RT) to improve outcome remains unclear...- Greater than age-predicted functional deficits in older patients with primary hyperparathyroidismG Stephen Morris
Department of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
Endocr Pract 18:450-5. 2012..To compare the functional capacity of "asymptomatic" patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) with normative values of healthy age-matched subjects... - Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2B with a RET proto-oncogene A883F mutation displays a more indolent form of medullary thyroid carcinoma compared with a RET M918T mutationSina Jasim
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Thyroid 21:189-92. 2011..Further characterization of the clinical behavior of RET-A883F mutation is warranted. We present the clinical data for a family with MEN-2B associated with RET-A883F mutation... - Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: a contemporary American experiencePaxton V Dickson
Department of Surgical Oncology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 212:659-65; discussion 665-7. 2011..The operation requires that surgeons learn a new approach with few similarities to anterior adrenalectomy. This study reports a large series of PRAs incorporated into surgical care using a team-model approach... - Predictable criteria for selective, rather than routine, calcium supplementation following thyroidectomyChristine S Landry
Department of Surgical Oncology, Section of Surgical Endocrinology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Arch Surg 147:338-44. 2012..To identify patients at risk for symptomatic hypocalcemia and to make recommendations for safe, selective calcium supplementation... 
Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomyGlenda G Callender
Department of Surgical Oncology, Unit 444, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Adv Surg 43:147-57. 2009..In experienced hands, PRA is safe and is an ideal option for patients who are candidates for minimally invasive adrenalectomy...- Routine pre-operative ultrasonography for papillary thyroid cancer: effects on cervical recurrenceChristy L Marshall
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas, M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Surgery 146:1063-72. 2009..We report the follow-up of patients with PTC in whom pre-operative US was used to accurately stage the extent of neck disease... - Ultrasonography should not guide the timing of thyroidectomy in pediatric patients diagnosed with multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome 2A through genetic screeningLilah F Morris
Section of Surgical Endocrinology, Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 20:53-9. 2013..We hypothesized that normal US would not exclude a final pathology diagnosis of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC)... - Reoperative parathyroidectomy: location of missed glands based on a contemporary nomenclature systemEric J Silberfein
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 77030, USA
Arch Surg 145:1065-8. 2010..To evaluate and categorize the locations of missed parathyroid glands found during reoperative parathyroidectomy and to determine any factors associated with these locations... - Parathyroidectomy improves functional capacity in "asymptomatic" older patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: a randomized control trialG Stephen Morris
Department of Rehabilitation Services, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Ann Surg 251:832-7. 2010.... - Robot assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for the removal of thyroid and parathyroid glandsChristine S Landry
Department of Surgical Oncology, Section of Surgical Endocrinology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Surgery 149:549-55. 2011..This anatomically directed technique, popularized by Chung, eliminates a visible scar and affords excellent high definition optics of the cervical anatomy. We report an initial series of single access RATS in the U.S... - Posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: preferred technique for removal of benign tumors and isolated metastasesNancy D Perrier
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Ann Surg 248:666-74. 2008..This anatomically direct approach, popularized by Walz, minimizes dissection and affords early access to the adrenal vein. We report the largest experience to date of PRA in the United States... - Outcomes and economic analysis of routine preoperative 4-dimensional CT for surgical intervention in de novo primary hyperparathyroidism: does clinical benefit justify the cost?Daniel E Abbott
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 214:629-37; discussion 637-9. 2012..Although 4-dimensional neck CT (4DCT) can precisely localize hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, the contribution of 4DCT to overall cost, operating room time, and hospital stay is unknown... - Achieving eugastrinemia in MEN1 patients: both duodenal inspection and formal lymph node dissection are importantPaxton V Dickson
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030 4008, USA
Surgery 150:1143-52. 2011..Controversy exists regarding the role and extent of operation for patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) and hypergastrinemia... - Gamma probe identification of normal parathyroid glands during central neck surgery can facilitate parathyroid preservationElizabeth G Grubbs
Section of Endocrine Tumor Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Unit 444, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1400 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 301402, Houston, TX 77030 4009, USA
Am J Surg 196:931-5; discussion 935-6. 2008..We evaluated gamma probe identification (GPI) of sestamibi-labeled normal parathyroid glands during central neck surgery... - Robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery in the United States: is it comparable to open thyroid lobectomy?Christine S Landry
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:1269-74. 2012..The purpose of this study was to compare the outcome of robot-assisted transaxillary thyroid surgery (RATS) to the standard open technique for thyroid lobectomy in the U.S. population... - Recurrence of adrenal cortical carcinoma following resection: surgery alone can achieve results equal to surgery plus mitotaneElizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 17:263-70. 2010..Because of the limitations of this study, we investigated the influences of surgery and adjuvant mitotane in a large series of ACC patients evaluated and treated at a single referral center... - Cystic lymph nodes in the lateral neck as indicators of metastatic papillary thyroid cancerChristine S Landry
Department of Surgical Oncology, Section of Surgical Endocrinology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX, USA
Endocr Pract 17:240-4. 2011.... - Robotic-assisted retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: making a good procedure even betterPaxton V Dickson
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Am Surg 79:84-9. 2013..We believe these features may optimize the ability to maintain a vascularized remnant during minimally invasive cortical-sparing adrenalectomy... - Modern approach to surgical intervention of the thyroid and parathyroid glandsRachel Harris
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Semin Ultrasound CT MR 33:115-22. 2012..Imaging modalities are discussed within the categories of benign and neoplastic parathyroid and thyroid pathology... - Preoperative vitamin D replacement therapy in primary hyperparathyroidism: safe and beneficial?Elizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Tex, USA
Surgery 144:852-8; discussion 858-9. 2008..The significance of vitamin D deficiency with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) remains unclear. The safety and value of preoperative vitamin D (Vit D) replacement is unknown... - Vitamin D receptors and parathyroid glandsChristine S Landry
Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
Endocr Pract 17:63-8. 2011..To describe the function and metabolism of the vitamin D hormone and the role of the vitamin D receptor and the calcium-sensing receptor in the secretion of parathyroid hormone... - Bilateral robotic-assisted transaxillary surgeryChristine S Landry
Section of Surgical Endocrinology, Department of Surgical Oncology, University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA
Arch Surg 145:717-20. 2010..Robotic-assisted transaxillary surgery (RATS) for the removal of thyroid glands is feasible by surgeons in the United States... - The fallen one: the inferior parathyroid gland that descends into the mediastinumGlenda G Callender
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
J Am Coll Surg 208:887-93; discussion 893-5. 2009..Our nomenclature system designates these glands as "fallen" (type F) glands. This study reviews our experience with type F parathyroid glands to determine which can be retrieved successfully through a cervical incision... - Walz aldosteronomaElizabeth G Grubbs
Section of Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, U.T, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
World J Surg 32:854-5. 2008 - Role of lymph node dissection in primary surgery for thyroid cancerElizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 1402, USA
J Natl Compr Canc Netw 5:623-30. 2007..The optimal surgical procedure for removing cervical lymphadenopathy is compartment-oriented neck dissection based on the findings from preoperative ultrasound... - Recent advances in thyroid cancerElizabeth G Grubbs
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Curr Probl Surg 45:156-250. 2008 - Prospective, randomized, controlled trial of parathyroidectomy versus observation in patients with "asymptomatic" primary hyperparathyroidismNancy D Perrier
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77230 1402, USA
Surgery 146:1116-22. 2009..The aim of this study was to determine the impact of parathyroidectomy (PTX) on brain function and sleep in "asymptomatic" PHPT patients... - Evaluation of the MD Anderson Prognostic Index for local-regional recurrence after breast conserving therapy in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapyCatherine L Akay
Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 19:901-7. 2012..The current study was undertaken to evaluate this prognostic index in an independent cohort...