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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2022

Safe management of carotid body tumor resection without preoperative embolization: an Ecuadorian high-altitude cities experience.

Paola Solis-Pazmino, Eduardo Pilatuna, Belen Tite, Mikaela García, Richard Godoy, Carla Rocha, Oscar J Ponce, Benzon Dy, Cristhian García

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paola Solis-PazminoInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9547-2630
Eduardo PilatunaInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Belen TiteInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Mikaela GarcíaInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Richard GodoyInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Carla RochaInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Oscar J PonceInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Benzon DyEndocrine Surgery Department, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Cristhian GarcíaInstituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC), Quito- Ecuador.
Mayo Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carotid body tumors (CBTs) are a neoplasm that affects the carotid glomus. This study aims to improve the management of CBTs in Ecuador. This single-center, retrospective observational study was conducted at the Instituto de la Tiroides y Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello (ITECC). We included adults with CBTs, between January 2019 and August 2022. A total of 15 patients with CBTs were included. All patients were females living at high altitudes (>2500 m). In the Shamblin classification, 12 tumors were type II, and 3 were type III. Complete tumor resection was performed in all patients without pre-operative embolization. All patients had benign CBTs with a mean follow-up of 17, 73 months. In a time when the medical cost is high mainly in low-income countries such as Ecuador, further investigation should be undertaken in the form of randomized prospective trials to answer who would benefit from the pre-TAE procedure.

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carotid body tumorscarotid glomuspre-TAEShamblin classificationwithout preoperative embolization

Identifiers

PMID36570551
PMCPMC9769949
OpenAlexW4312058844

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