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Understanding and Addressing Delays in Endocrine Surgery: Insights From a Mixed‐Methods Study and a Pilot Educational Intervention

Journal of Surgical Oncology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objectives Delays in endocrine surgical care contribute to adverse events, patient dissatisfaction, and mortality. Communication is an overlooked contributor. This study identified multi‐level drivers of delay and piloted a provider‐focused intervention. Methods We conducted an IRB‐approved mixed‐methods study.
Stella Kim, Maxwell Foote, Sophia Zhang, Audrey Twyford, Abigail Fox, Jennifer E. Rosen   +5 more
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Persisting Hypercalcemia and Hyperparathyroidism after Kidney Transplantation Have a Negative Impact on Graft and Patient Survival

Diagnostics
Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) with hypercalcemia, often deemed irreversible and detrimental to graft survival post-kidney transplantation (KT), prompts pre-transplant parathyroidectomy in hypercalcemic patients.
Hannes Egli, Naomi Burla, Eva Breuer, Camilla Baron, Kerstin Hübel, Olivier de Rougemont, Harald Seeger, Diana Vetter   +7 more
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Causes of hypercalcemia in renal transplant recipients: persistent hyperparathyroidism and others [PDF]

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Hypercalcemia is common in patients after kidney transplantation (KTx) and is associated with persistent hyperparathyroidism in the majority of cases. This retrospective, single-center study evaluated the prevalence of hypercalcemia after KTx.
M. Moyses-Neto, T.M.P. Garcia, M.E.P. Nardin, V.A. Muglia, C.A.F. Molina, E.A. Romao   +5 more
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Hypovitaminosis D in acute inpatient cancer rehabilitation: Prevalence, predictors, and practical implications

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Hypovitaminosis D is associated with adverse health outcomes, including increased mortality in patients with cancer. Although vitamin D insufficiency (23%–72%) and deficiency (20%–71%) are common among patients admitted to inpatient rehabilitation, their prevalence and predictors in cancer‐specific inpatient rehabilitation ...
Jegy M. Tennison, Minxing Chen, Areeba Hafeez, Ananya Krishnan, Sefia Khan, Rony Dev, Sonal Admane, Eduardo Bruera   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Severe hypercalcemia due to drowning in an onsen (hot spring)

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 2023
Hypercalcemia is generally caused by primary hyperparathyroidism, malignancies, and drugs. Herein, we report a case of severe hypercalcemia due to drowning in hot springs.
Daisuke Ueno, Yasukazu Shiino, Jiro Takahashi, Takahiro Inoue   +3 more
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Rare Causes of Hypercalcemia

, 2021
: This article discusses rare causes of hypercalcemia. Hypercalcemia can rarely be associated with immobilization, genetic diseases in children such as Williams-Beuren syndrome, Hypophosphatasia, Jansen Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia (JMC), cosmetic ...
Saponaro F.
core   +1 more source

Extramedullary Plasmacytoma of Base of Tongue: A Systematic Review

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Identifying extramedullary plasmacytoma originating from the base‐of‐tongue, in order to evaluate its prevalence, characteristics, management, and treatment within the broader spectrum of head and neck extramedullary plasmacytoma.
Ori Cohen Michael, Ameen Biadsee, Firas Kassem, Matan Katz, Osnat Jarchowsky‐Dolberg, Benny Nageris, Tomer Boldes   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

LTB‐TREAT: A validated international prognostic model for time to treatment in low tumour burden follicular lymphoma

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
LTB‐TREAT is a validated international prognostic model that identifies three groups of patients with distinct rates of time to treatment (TTT) in low tumour burden follicular lymphoma. The low‐risk group has a prolonged TTT with WW. The high‐risk group has early progression in whom treatment at diagnosis can be considered. Summary Watchful waiting (WW)
Luani Barge, Lachlan Webb, Anita Pelecanos, Niamh Waters, Ross Salvaris, Sam Lai, Tessa Potezny, Helen Cashman, Caitlyn Nguyen‐Ngo, Denise Lee, Costas K. Yannakou, Nada Hamad, Adrien Chauchet, Sylvain Choquet, Cédric Rossi, Adélie Herbin, Lukshe Kanagaratnam, Cyrielle Rodier, Constantine S. Tam, Abir Bhattacharyya, Chan Y. Cheah, Eliza A. Hawkes, Kirk Morris, Eric Durot, Joshua Tobin, Greg Hapgood   +25 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cancer pain: current practice and emerging targets

British Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Cancer pain (CP) arises from a complex interplay between the tumour and its microenvironment. Many patients experience a mixed pain phenotype that encompasses nociceptive, neuropathic and neuroinflammatory mechanisms, and vary across tumour type and disease stage. Despite decades of intensive research, the mainstay of cancer pain treatment is still non‐
Yi Ye, Marcin Chwistek, Zhiting Gong, Vanessa Uzonwanne, Xiaojie Shi, Arpad Szallasi   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ovarian cancer presenting with hypercalcemia: two cases with similar manifestations but different mechanisms

Cancer Biology & Medicine, 2018
Hypercalcemia presenting in ovarian cancer is uncommon in the clinic. Here, two cases of ovarian epithelial carcinoma that presented with severe hypercalcemia were reported, with a review of the literature.
Xuegong Ma, Yingmei Wang, Xuhong Zhang, Mengting Dong, Wen Yang, Fengxia Xue   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source