Undergraduate student at University of Sao Paulo Medical School (1985-1991). Residency training in General Surgery (1992-1993). Residency training in Head and Neck Surgery (1994-1995). Chief Resident Head and Neck Surgery (1996-1998)., University of Sao Paulo Visiting Resident Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, under Bruce Pearson, M.D. (1993) Graduate student (1996-2000), University of Sao Paulo. "Privat Dozent" 2014 Department of Surgery- University of Sao Paulo Research area: parathyroid glands (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is the most prevalent clinical manifestation of type 1 multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN1). HPT may be detected by clinical complications attributed to parathyroid tissue hyperfunction or by abnormal levels of calcium or parathormone (PTH). The pathology of the parathyroid is benign, but renal and osseous complications can be severe.In MEN1, there is a significan…
The surgical treatment of the hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic kidney disease aims adequate levels of parathyroid hormone to allow good bone remodeling in order to avoid the hypoparathyroidism and the persistance of hyperparathyroidism. At Hospital das Clínicas da FMUSP, in 2012, was started a clinical trial comparing different techniques of parathyroidectomy. The goal of this stu…
Currently, secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) affects about 44% of dialysis patients in Brazil. At least 10% of them do not respond adequately to clinical treatment, requiring surgical correction. At the moment, two surgical techniques are effective in controlling SHPT in critically ill patients: subtotal parathyroidectomy and total parathyroidectomy with immediate autograft.There is wi…
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