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Parathyroid Surgery

Recent UW Publications

  1. Chen H, Zeiger MA, Gordon TA, Udelsman R. Parathyroidectomy in Maryland: effects of an endocrine center. Surgery. 1996; 120:948-953.
  2. Chen H, Parkerson S, Udelsman R. Parathyroidectomy in the elderly: do the benefits outweigh the risks? World J Surg. 1998; 22:531-536.
  3. Chen H, Sokoll L, Udelsman R. Outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: a combination of sestamibi-SPECT localization, cervical block anesthesia, and intraoperative PTH assay. Surgery. 1999; 126:14-18.
  4. Chen H, Cilvelek C, Westra WH, Scheel P, Udelsman R. The Use of Technetium-99m Sestamibi Scintigraphy for Recurrent Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism from an Implanted Forearm Graft. Southern Med J 2000; 93:215-217.
  5. Girotto JA, Harmon JW, Ratner LE, Nicol TL, Wong L, Chen H. Parathyroidectomy Promotes Wound Healing and Prolongs Survival in Patients with Calciphylaxis From Secondary Hyperparathyroidism. Surgery 2001; 130:645-651.
  6. Nichol PF, Starling JR, Mack E, Klovning JJ, Becker BN, Chen H. Long-term Follow-up of Patients with Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Treated by Resection of a Single or Double Adenoma. Ann Surg 2002; 235:673-680.
  7. O’Herrin JK, Weigel T, Wilson M, Chen H. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy via VATS Combined with Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Testing: the Surgical Approach of Choice for Patients with Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenomas? Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2002; 17:1368-1371.
  8. Chen H. Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: What is the Best Approach? Ann Surg 2002; 236:552-553.
  9. Sippel RS, Bianco J, Chen H. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy for Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism due to Forearm Graft Hyperplasia. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 2003;18:939-942.
  10. Nichol PF, Mack E, Bianco J, Hayman A, Starling JR, Chen H. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy in Patients with Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2003; 238:332-338.
  11. Chen H, Mack E, Starling JR. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy is Equally Effective for Both Adenomatous and Hyperplastic Glands. Ann Surg. 2003; 238:332-338.
  12. Sippel RS, Bianco JA, Wilson M, Perlman S, Ozgul O, Mack E, Starling JR, Chen H. Can Thallium-Pertechnetate Subtraction Scanning Play a Role in the Pre-Operative Imaging for Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy? Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2004; 29:21-26.
  13. Sippel RS, Chen H. Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia. In: Goldin SB, Zervos EE, eds. Pocket Surgical Oncology. Philadelphia, PA: PocketMedicine.com, Inc. 2003.
  14. Frydman J, Bianco J, Drezner M, Chen H. Thallium-Pertechnetate Subtraction Scanning in the Preoperative Localization of an Ectopic Undescended Parathyroid Gland. Clinical Nuclear Medicine, 2004; 29:542-44.
  15. Satchie BN, Chen H. Radioguided Techniques for Parathyroid Surgery. Asian Journal of Surgery, 2005; 28:77-81.
  16. Sippel RS, Becker YT, Odorico JS, Springman S, Chen H. Does Propofol Anesthesia Affect Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels: A Randomized, Prospective Trial. Surgery, 2004; 136:1138-42.
  17. Chen H. Radioguided Parathyroid Surgery. In: Cameron JL, ed. Advances in Surgery. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier, Inc., 2004; pp 377-392.
  18. Weigel TL, Murphy J, Kabbani L, Ibele A, Chen H. Radioguided Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Parathroidectomy with Intraoperative PArathyroid Hormone Testing. Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 2005; 80:1262-1265.
  19. Haustein SV, Mack E, Starling JR, Chen H. The Role of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Testing in Patients with Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism after Renal Transplantation. Surgery. 2005; 138:1066-1071.
  20. Pruhs ZM, Starling JR, Mack E, Chen H. Changing Trends for Surgery in Elderly Patients with Hyperparathyroidism at a Single Institution. Journal of Surgical Research 2005; 127:59-62.
  21. Chen H, Pruhs ZM, Starling JR, Mack E. Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Testing Improves Cure Rates in Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy. Surgery, 2005; 138:583-590.
  22. Chen H, Mack E, Starling JR. A Comprehensive Evaluation of Peri-operative Adjuncts during Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Which is Most Reliable? Ann Surg, 2005; 242:375-383.
  23. Couto MF, Blank R, Chen H, Drezner M. Calciphylaxis in the Absence of End Stage Renal Disease. Endocrine Practice, 2006; 12:406-410.
  24. Duffy A, Schurr M, Warner T, Chen H. Long-term Outcomes in Patients with Calciphylaxis from Hyperparathyroidism. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2006; 13:96-102.
  25. Wild JL, Weigel T, Chen H. The need for intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring during radioguided parathyroidectomy via video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS). Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2006; 31:9-12.
  26. Chen H. A novel PTH (1-84) assay as basis for PTH monitoring in renal hyperparathyroidism-invited critique. Archives of Surgery. 2006; 141:134.
  27. Conrad DN, Olson JE, Hartwig HM, Mack E, Chen H. A Prospective Evaluation of Novel Methods to Intraoperatively Distinguish Parathyroid Tissue Utilizing a Parathyroid Hormone Assay. Journal of Surgical Research. 2006; 133:38-41.
  28. Sippel RS, Chen H. Primary Hyperparathyroidism. In: Pollack RE, Curley SA, Ross MI, Perrier ND, eds. Advanced Therapy in Surgical Oncology. Ontario, Canada: BC Decker Inc. 2008; 371-377.
  29. Chen H. Hyperparathyroidism: Primary and Secondary. In: Bland KI, Buchler MW, Csendes A, Garden OJ, Sarr MG, Wong J, eds. General Surgery: Principles and International Practice. Guilford, UK: Springer-Verlag. 2009; 1676-1686.
  30. Olson JE, Repplinger D, Bianco J, Chen H. Ex-vivo Radioactive Counts and Decay Rates of Tissues Resected During Radioguided Parathyroidectomy. Journal of Surgical Research. 2006; 136:187-191.
  31. Sippel RS, Chen H. Reoperative Endocrine Surgery. In: Callery M, ed. Handbook of Reoperative General Surgery. Maiden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, Inc., 2006; 135-150.
  32. Black MJ, Ruscher AE, Lederman J, Chen H. Local/Cervical Block Anesthesia versus General Anesthesia for Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: What are the Advantages? Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007; 14:744-749.
  33. Lal A, Bianco J, Chen H. Radioguided parathyroidectomy in patients with familial hyperparathyroidism. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007; 14:739-743.
  34. Ito F, Sippel RS, Lederman J, Chen H. The Utility of Intraoperative Bilateral Internal Jugular Venous Sampling with Rapid Parathyroid Hormone Testing. Ann Surg. 2007; 245:959-963.
  35. Placzkowski K, Christian R, Chen H. Radioguided parathyroidectomy for recurrent parathyroid cancer. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2007; 32:358-360
  36. Egan KR, Adler JT, Olson JE, Chen H. Parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism in octogenarians and nonagenarians: a risk-benefit analysis. Journal of Surgical Research. 2007; 140:194-198.
  37. Lal A, Chen H. The Negative Sestamibi Scan: Is a Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Still Possible? Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2007; 14:2362-2366
  38. Carneiro-Pla DM, Irvin GL, Chen H. Consequences of parathyroidectomy in patients with "mild" sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery. 2007; 142:795-799.
  39. Adler JT, Sippel RS, Chen H. The influence of surgical approach on quality of life after parathyroid surgery. Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2008; 15:1559-1565.
  40. Adler JT, Sippel RS, Chen H. Quality of Life in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.  Review of Endocrinology. 2008; 1-4.
  41. Pitt SC, Chen H. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy: Gamma Probe Guided. In: Clark OH, Duh QY, Kebebew E, eds. Atlas of Endocrine Surgery Techniques (in press).
  42. Cayo AK, Chen H. Radioguided Reoperative Parathyroidectomy for Persistent Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2008; 33:668-670.
  43. Pinchot SN, Chen H, Sippel RS. Incisions and Exposure of the Neck for Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy. Operative Techniques in General Surgery. 2008; 10:63-76.
  44. Adler JT, Chen H. Preserving function and quality of life after thyroid and parathyroid surgery. Lancet Oncology. 2008; 9:1069-1075.
  45. Adler JT, Sippel RS, Schaefer S, Chen H. Surgery improves quality of life in patients with "mild" hyperparathyroidism. Am. J. Surg. 2009; 197:284-290.
  46. Adler JT, Pinchot SN, Sippel RS, Chen H. Principles of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. Current Medical Imaging Reviews. 2008; 4:250-254.
  47. Ning L, Sippel RS, Schaefer S, Chen H. What is the clinical significance of an elevated parathyroid hormone level after curative surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism? Annals of Surgery. 2009; 249:469-472.
  48. Chen H, Sippel RS, Schaefer S. Is Radioguided Parathyroidectomy Effective in Patients with negative sestamibi scans? Archives of Surgery. 2009; 144:643-648.
  49. Pitt SC, Panneerselvan R, Sippel RS, Chen H. Radioguided Parathyroidectomy for Hyperparathyroidism in the Reoperative Neck. Surgery. 2009; 146:592-598.
  50. Repplinger D, Schaefer S, Chen H, Sippel RS. Neurocognitive dysfunction: a risk factor for parathyroid hyperplasia. Surgery (in press).
  51. Pitt SC, Panneerselvan R, Chen H, Sippel RS. Tertiary hyperparathyroidism: Is less than a subtotal resection ever appropriate? A study of long-term outcomes. Surgery (in press).\
  52. Pitt SC, Sippel RS, Chen H. Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism, State of the Art Management. Surg Oncol Clin N Am. 2009; 89: 1227-1239.
  53. Pinchot SN, Chen H. Non-operative management of primary hyperparathyroidism: The exception rather than the rule. Expert Reviews in Endocrinology and Metabolism (in press).
  54. Pitt SC, Panneerselvan R, Sippel RS, Chen H. Influence of Morbid Obesity on Parathyroidectomy Outcomes in Primary Hyperparathyroidism. Am. J. Surg. (in press).
  55. Cayo AK, Sippel RS, Schaefer S, Chen H. The Utility of Intra-Operative PTH for Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Multi-Gland Disease. Annals of Surgical Oncology (in press).

 

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