Difficult Decisions in Endocrine Surgery: An Evidence-Based Approach

Front Matter ....Pages i-xxviii
 Evidence-Based Medicine and the GRADE Approach  (Sadeesh K. Srinathan)....Pages 1-12
 Clinical Decision Analysis  (Sadeesh K. Srinathan, Feng Xie)....Pages 13-22
 Decision-Making from the Surgeon’s Perspective  (Karen Devon)....Pages 23-35
 Involving Patients in Difficult Decisions About Having Surgery  (Joshua A. Hemmerich, Kellie Van Voorhis, Mark K. Ferguson)....Pages 37-48
 Surgery vs Active Surveillance for Low-Risk Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma  (Benjamin R. Roman, Ashok R. Shaha)....Pages 49-57
 Prospective Screening Protocol for FNMTC Family Members: Ultrasound Versus Physical Examination  (Insoo Suh, Jesse Pasternak)....Pages 59-67
 Operative Management Versus Observation for Thyroid Nodules Larger than 4 cm with Benign Cytology  (Nicole A. Cipriani)....Pages 69-78
 Lobectomy Versus Total Thyroidectomy for Follicular Microcarcinomas  (Linwah Yip)....Pages 79-85
 Initial Total Thyroidectomy Versus Lobectomy with Intraoperative Frozen Section for Thyroid Nodules That Are “Suspicious for PTC”  (Jason A. Glenn, Tracy S. Wang)....Pages 87-104
 Primary Repair Versus No Repair for Transected Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve  (Alexander Langerman, Cheryl C. Nocon)....Pages 105-114
 Surgery Versus Observation for Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinoma  (Shi Lam, Brian H. H. Lang)....Pages 115-122
 First-Line Therapy for Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: Operation Versus Medical Management  (Shabirhusain Abadin, Paritosh Suman, Jessica Hwang, Anu Thakrar, Subhash Patel)....Pages 123-139
 Same-Day Versus Overnight Inpatient Surgery for Total Thyroidectomy  (Abbas Al-Kurd, Haggi Mazeh)....Pages 141-152
 Prophylactic Versus Selective Central Neck Dissection in Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer  (Benjamin James, Raymon H. Grogan, Edwin L. Kaplan, Peter Angelos)....Pages 153-162
 Subtotal Parathyroidectomy Versus Total Parathyroidectomy with Autotransplantation for Patients with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia 1 and Primary Hyperparathyroidism  (Terry C. Lairmore)....Pages 163-178
 Four-Gland Exploration Versus Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography in Patients with Nonlocalized Primary Hyperparathyroidism  (Courtney E. Quinn, Tobias Carling)....Pages 179-192
 Lymph Node Dissection Versus No Lymph Node Dissection for Parathyroid Cancer  (Reese W. Randle, David F. Schneider)....Pages 193-208
 Early Versus Late Parathyroidectomy for Tertiary (Posttransplant) Hyperparathyroidism  (Jyotirmay Sharma, Collin Weber)....Pages 209-216
 Observation Versus Surgery for Pregnant Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism  (James Y. Lim, James A. Lee)....Pages 217-225
 Four-Gland Exploration Versus Focused Parathyroidectomy for Hyperparathyroidism Jaw Tumor Syndrome  (Dhaval Patel, Electron Kebebew)....Pages 227-237
 Long-Term Success of Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Focused Exploration using Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring Versus Four-Gland Exploration  (Wesley Barnes, Peter F. Czako, Sapna Nagar)....Pages 239-271
 The Evidence for and Against Parathyroid Cryopreservation: Should We Continue to Promote Parathyroid Cryopreservation?  (Selyne Samuel, Marlon A. Guerrero)....Pages 273-281
 Should Antibiotic Prophylaxis Be Given Prior to Thyroidectomy or Parathyroidectomy?  (Jacob Moalem)....Pages 283-289
 The Value of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Monitoring in Primary Hyperparathyroidism Cases That Are Localized with Two Imaging Studies  (Jennifer H. Kuo, Wen T. Shen)....Pages 291-300
 Transperitoneal Versus Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy  (Amudhan Pugalenthi, Eren Berber)....Pages 301-310
 Bilateral Adrenalectomy Versus Medical Management for Cushing’s Syndrome with Bilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia  (Colleen Majewski)....Pages 311-323
 Routine Screening for Primary Hyperaldosteronism in Hypertensive Patients: Yes or No?  (Konstantinos P. Economopoulos, Carrie C. Lubitz)....Pages 325-335
 Routine Glucose Monitoring in Postoperative Pheochromocytoma Patients: Yes or No?  (Neha Goel, James A. Lee)....Pages 337-347
 Surgical Versus Nonsurgical Management of Malignant Pheochromocytoma  (Mark S. Cohen, Travis M. Cotton)....Pages 349-359
 Alpha Blocker Versus Calcium Channel Blocker for Pheochromocytoma  (Elizabeth Holt, Jennifer Malinowski, Glenda G. Callender)....Pages 361-374
 Surgery Versus Nonsurgical Therapy for Recurrent Adrenocortical Carcinoma  (Zahraa Al-Hilli, Melanie L. Lyden)....Pages 375-393
 Resection Versus Observation for Adrenal Gland Metastasis  (Frédéric Mercier, Liane S. Feldman, Elliot J. Mitmaker)....Pages 395-411
 Routine Versus Selective Adrenal Vein Sampling for Primary Aldosteronism  (Sarah C. Oltmann, Alan Dackiw, Fiemu E. Nwariaku)....Pages 413-422
 Surgery Versus Observation for Asymptomatic Nonfunctioning Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors  (Carlos R. Cordón-Fernández, Miguel F. Herrera)....Pages 423-430
 Routine Lymph Node Dissection Versus Duodenal Inspection Alone for the Treatment of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Patients with Hypergastrinemia  (Paxton V. Dickson)....Pages 431-439
 Resection Versus Chemotherapy for Metastatic Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Pancreas  (Kathleen K. Christians, George Younan, Ben George, Susan Tsai, Douglas B. Evans)....Pages 441-457
 Observation Versus Surgery for Nonlocalized Insulinoma  (Anthony J. Chambers, Janice L. Pasieka)....Pages 459-470
Back Matter ....Pages 471-483