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ReviewBMC urology2020

Laparoscopic resection of a large clinically silent paraganglioma at the organ of Zuckerkandl: a rare case report and review of the literature.

Xiang Ren, Jiwen Shang, Ruimin Ren, Huajun Zhang, Xue Yao

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Review in BMC urology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Portocaval paraganglioma: A second case report.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiang RenGraduate School, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, China.
Jiwen ShangGraduate School, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030000, China. sjw139@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2971-4683
Ruimin RenDepartment of Urology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, No. 99 Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032, Shanxi, China.
Huajun ZhangDepartment of Urology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, No. 99 Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032, Shanxi, China.
Xue YaoDepartment of Urology, Shanxi Bethune Hospital, No. 99 Longcheng Street, Taiyuan, 030032, Shanxi, China.
Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences · CNShanxi Medical University · CN

Funding

ShanXi Science and Technology Department 201903D321130
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLarge paraganglioma of the Zuckerkandl organ (POZ) is extremely rare. The patient can occasionally be paucisymptomatic, further obscuring the diagnosis and carrying high mortality. Recommended treatment for large paraganglioma (PGL) is open surgical removal. We report a case of successful laparoscopic resection of a large POZ with normal blood pressure in a 45-year-old man. CASE PRESENTATION: A 45-year-old man was hospitalized because of hyperglycemia. Computed tomography of the abdomen and the serum and urinary catecholamine levels confirmed the diagnosis of large POZ. But his blood pressure was normal and he underwent laparoscopic tumor excision successfully. During 6 months follow-up after laparoscopy, serum and urinary catecholamines were normal but glycaemia remained high level. DNA analysis of the succinate dehydrogenase complex subunits B (SDHB) and SDHD revealed no mutation.

conclusionsPOZ is an unusual mass and preoperative diagnosis can be difficult in clinically silent cases. PGL cannot be excluded in patients with normal blood pressure. Even a large POZ can be excised laparoscopically by following proper techniques.

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LaparoscopyPara-Aortic BodiesAdultHumansMaleParagangliomaTumor BurdenGenetic testingLaparoscopyLargeOrgan of zuckerkandlParagangliomaSilent

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PMID33028271
PMCPMC7542907
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