Nader M Albsoul

• Full Professor of General Surgery and Head &Neck Surgery
• Professor at University of Jordan,School of Medicine, Jordan University Hospital

Introduction: Thyroid nodules are commonly encountered in medical practice. The relation between the magnitude of thyroid surgery and its complications is not settled. Objectives: Our aim is to examine the incidence of recurrent laryngeal nerve injury and hypoparathyroidism after thyroid surgery in different thyroid procedures including local lymph...

Background Early death after cancer surgery is higher in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) compared with in high-income countries, yet the impact of facility characteristics on early postoperative outcomes is unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between hospital infrastructure, resource availability, and proces...

Objectives The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines called for significantly more selective 131I therapy in patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). We hypothesized that application of these guidelines would significantly reduce the 131I activity utilized by an academic tertiary hospital in Jordan.Methods All DTC pa...

Background 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared postoperative outcomes in breast, colorectal, and gastric cancer surgery in hospitals worldwide, focusing on the effect of disease stage and complications on...

p>Background: 80% of individuals with cancer will require a surgical procedure, yet little comparative data exist on early outcomes in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). We compared postoperative outcomes in breast, colorectal, and gastric cancer surgery in hospitals worldwide, focusing on the effect of disease stage and complications...

This report is to describe a rare case of parotid metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a50- year- old male presenting with unilateral facial symptoms. Following investigations, the patient was diagnosed to have metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He was planned for radio-chemotherapy, and got deceased 1 year afterward.

This report is to describe a rare case of parotid metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a50- year- old male presenting with unilateral facial symptoms. Following investigations, the patient was diagnosed to have metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He was planned for radio-chemotherapy, and got deceased 1 year afterward.

This report is to describe a rare case of parotid metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) in a50- year- old male presenting with unilateral facial symptoms. Following investigations, the patient was diagnosed to have metastatic renal cell carcinoma. He was planned for radio-chemotherapy, and got deceased 1 year afterward.

Objective Noninvasive follicular neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) is the term to describe what was previously known as encapsulated follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma. This new paradigm shift was agreed upon by experts in the field. The objective of this study is to evaluate cases previously diagnosed as follicul...

Postgraduate refresher courses may address deficiencies in the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates. However, the literature does not offer a method to identify such deficiencies. Our aim is to develop and validate a scale to measure the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates. First, we defined gross anatomy preparedness (the co...

SHATARAT, A. T.; ELMEGARHI, S. S.; AMARIN, J. Z.; BADRAN, D. H.; AL-SA'AD, M. M.; ALBSOUL, N. M. & AL-TAHER, R. N. Development and validation of a scale to measure the gross anatomy preparedness of medical graduates. Int. J. Morphol., 38(5):1179-1183, 2020. SUMMARY: Postgraduate refresher courses may address deficiencies in the gross anatomy prepar...

Differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) is the most common endocrine malignancy with a growing incidence worldwide. The initial conventional management is surgery, followed by consideration of ¹³¹I treatment that includes three options. These are termed remnant ablation (targeting benign thyroid remnant), adjuvant (targeting presumed microscopic DTC) a...

Objective: B-type Raf kinase (BRAF) V600E mutation in papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) has variable prevalence worldwide and it is hypothesized to worsen tumor prognosis. This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of BRAF V600E mutation among PTC patients and to find out its prognostic impact measured by its association with various clini...

Background: Benign parotid tumors show a variable behavior. Our aim is to study the features of parotid neoplasms in a recent time interval and to compare it with our previous results. Materials and methods: The records of 160 patients who underwent parotidectomy at Jordan University Hospital from January 1990 to September 2014 were reviewed. A com...

Objectives To study the effect of local wound infiltration with and without adrenaline on pain perception after thyroidectomy using the visual analog score (VAS). Methods A prospective randomized controlled double-blinded study was conducted between May 2015 and June 2016 at The University of Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan. Eighty-nine patients un...

Purpose To report rates of and reasons for operation cancellation, and to prioritize areas of improvement. Methods Retrospective data were extracted from the monthly reports of cancelled listed operations. Data on 14 theatres were collected by the office of quality assurance at Jordan University Hospital from August 2012 to April 2016. Rates and r...

Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants are rare lesions which present on the lateral side of the neck, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. They have been recognized by various names since their discovery as a pathological entity, however they have been designated a distinctive term as of 1997. Although not yet confirmed, the true orig...

Objectives: The aim of this study is to describe the demographic and clinicopathological features of parotid tumors (PT) presented at a tertiary health center in Jordan. The study also compares the findings with other studies conducted in different countries. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted to review the medical records of all patie...

Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumor, but rarely, they can develop extracranially, usually in the neck. There are very few cases of parapharyngeal meningioma reported in literature and little is known about their biological behavior and operative management. We present a patient with a primary parapharyngeal meningioma that presented...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of antral resection on weight loss and complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). This was a retrospective study of the prospectively collected data of patients who underwent LSG at Jordan University Hospital from February 2011 to February 2012. Patients were divided into two gr...

ackground: Fine needle aspiration biopsies of thyroid nodules are indeterminate in approximately 30% of the cases, so several preoperative molecular markers have been studied to improve the diagnostic utility of such nodules. We aimed to study the role of BRAF V600E mutation and ultrasonography to predict malignancy preoperatively for indeterminate...

Background: The present study is a prospective randomized double-blinded study that designed to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of postoperative pain control and incidence of complications between ilioinguinal/iliohypogastric nerve block and intravenous morphine in paediatric patients undergoing unilateral orchidopexy in day surgery unit....

Introduction: Oral ranula is a retention cyst that arises from the salivary gland with recurrence rate of up to 25% after complete excision of ranula and up to 2% in case of complete excision of ranula and sublingual gland. Major salivary gland aplasia is a rare finding that is usually associated with other developmental anomalies. Presentation o...

To examine the sensitivity of the chloride/phosphate (Cl/PO4) ratio with a cut-off point of >33 as a diagnostic test for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in surgically proven patients, and its performance at different calcium levels. This is a retrospective medical records based study. Data of 120 patients diagnosed with pHPT, already operated in...

Purpose: This research concentrates on evaluating the best and the safest method of treating patients diagnosed to have ovarian dermoid cysts. Setting: This analysis took place at the University of Jordan hospital. Material and methods: The retrospective records were reviewed for over 2 years (from January 2011 to January 2013). The sample of study...

Background: Parotid tumors are rare and have a wide spectrum of pathological behavior. Its demographic characteristics vary among different geographic areas. Our aim is to study the features of parotid neoplasms in an Arabic population. Materials & Methods: A retrospective monocentric study was conducted to review the medical records of 75 patients...

Introduction: Lumbar hernia is a rare condition with fewer than 300 cases reported in the literature. It arises through posterolateral abdominal wall defects, named the inferior triangle (Petit) and superior triangle (Grynfelt). It can be congenital or acquired, primary or secondary, peritoneal or extraperitoneal, reducible or complicated. Presen...

Solitary metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma to thyroid gland is very rare and usually associated with other distal metastasis. This report describes for the first time isolated multiple bilateral thyroid metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. A 67-year-old man who is known as a case of prostatic adenocarcinoma was admitted to a hospital as...

The aim of this study is to present our experience with elective surgical tracheostomy for intensive care unit (ICU) patients who needed prolonged translaryngeal intubation in order to evaluate the proper timing and advantages of early vs. late tracheostomy and to stress upon the risks associated with delayed tracheostomy. Medical records of all pa...

BACKGROUND: Meningiomas are the most common intracranial tumor, but rarely, they can develop extracranially, usually in the neck. There are very few cases of parapharyngeal meningioma reported in literature and little is known about their biological behavior and operative management. We present a patient with a primary parapharyngeal meningioma tha...

Descending necrotising mediastinitis, a term used by Estrera (1983) [1], is a rare and serious disease requiring prompt diagnosis and immediate aggressive surgical therapy. It should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute mediastinal widening. We report an unusual case of primary retropharyngeal abscess complicated by descending necro...

This study reviewed all the data about cases which were diagnosed as carotid body paraganglioma (CBP) at Jordan University Hospital, from January 2003 till December 2007. The management and outcome were discussed. Nine cases diagnosed as CBP, with an average age of 44.2 years, painless neck mass was the presentation of 8 patients, there were 5 pati...

Background: The definition, rarity, and natural history of Hürthle Cell Cancer (HCC) is not well understood, which makes the diagnosis and management of this cancer a controversial issue. Purpose: The objective of this study is to report a series of patients with HCC and to discuss the clinical behavior along with the prognostic indicators of this...

This is a case report of a 67 year old female patient who incidentally ingested a chicken bone, and presented to the emergency room with acute abdomen that required exploratory laparotomy later on.

To investigate the current trends in presentation and distribution of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) at the largest referral hospital for endocrine cancers in Central Jordan. We analyzed the clinical features, management and outcome of 110 patients diagnosed with thyroid carcinoma at Jordan University Hospital, Amman, between 1996 and 2001. Pa...

To determine whether resection of level IIb is necessary in elective or therapeutic neck dissections. Prospective case series. Level IIb nodes were analyzed for micrometastases as separate specimens in 160 neck dissections on 148 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. In 106 elective neck dissections (N0 necks) from upper aerod...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (1HPT) is now being diagnosed with increasing frequency. Simultaneously there has been an apparent change in the presentation of the disease and indications for surgery. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical presentation, indications for surgery, and outcomes of neck explorations for primary hyperparathyroidi...

Partial laryngectomy after failure of radiotherapy for early glottic cancer is an accepted surgical salvage procedure. However, there have been only a few studies on recurrent disease or long-term survival. Twenty-one patients who were treated with salvage partial vertical laryngectomy (PVL) following failure of primary radiotherapy were prospectiv...