Mucus and Mucins
A variety of mucoactive medications are used to treat chronic lung disease. When evaluating the role of the cough, it must be considered as an important protective mechanism. Therefore, it…
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Cough Specialists Collaborate for an Interdisciplinary Problem
Kenneth W. Altman, MD, PhD Guest Editor Richard S. Irwin, MD Guest Editor Both acute and chronic cough are responsible for a significant portion of ambulatory medical visits annually (about…
Cough: A Worldwide Problem
Cough is a common and important respiratory symptom that can produce significant complications for patients and be a diagnostic challenge for physicians. An organized approach to evaluating cough begins with…
Parathyroid Carcinoma
Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare tumor that is prone to recurrence and poor local-regional control. Despite advances in technologies that have shown promise for accurate diagnosis, the mainstay of initial…
Imaging of Parathyroid Glands
Preoperative imaging studies have an important role in facilitating successful localization of adenomas for surgeons. Their use has increased and parallels the recent growth of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. Based on…
Parathyroid Surgery in Renal Failure Patients
The treatment of hyperparathyroidism secondary to renal failure is a complex clinical dilemma. No simple optimal approach to patient selection and stratification for surgical intervention is available at this time….
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient setting. Phenotypically, it has evolved from a disease of overt symptomatology to one of vague complaints and biochemical…
Evaluation of Hypercalcemia in Relation to Hyperparathyroidism
Hypercalcemia, which results from the rate of calcium influx into the extracellular fluid exceeding the rate of calcium efflux from the extracellular fluid, has been reported as occurring in approximately…
Prognosis and Management of Invasive Well-differentiated Thyroid Cancer
Invasive thyroid cancer is often asymptomatic and can take the surgeon and the patient by surprise. Maintenance of a high level of suspicion in patients who present with symptoms, an…
Minimally Invasive Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?
After nearly a century of performing thyroidectomy essentially the way it was described by Theodore Kocher in the nineteenth century, the technique has quickly evolved. Parathyroidectomy has advanced as biochemical…
