Biography - Professor Fausto Palazzo MS(London), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Gen)

Name: Professor Fausto Palazzo MS(London), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Gen)
Professor Fausto Palazzo
Position:

Consultant Endocrine (Thyroid/Parathyroid/Adrenal) Surgeon
Hammersmith & Charing Cross Hospitals 2005 - date
Clinical Lead for Endocrine Surgery
Honorary Senior Lecturer Imperial College, London

Clinical Interests:

Thyroid cancer
Goitre and benign thyroid disease.
Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Renal parathyroid disease
Re-operative parathyroid surgery
Adrenal cortex tumours & phaeochromocytomas.
MEN & other Endocrine surgical syndromes

Surgical Procedures

Thyroidectomy (inc. mini incision and re-operative)
Parathyroidectomy for primary and renal hyperparathyroidism
Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy
Re-operative parathyroidectomy
Laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy

Professional Profile Consultant Endocrine Surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College with an exclusively endocrine surgical practice.  Currently one of the UK’s highest volume thyroid, parathyroid & adrenal surgeons with personal series of over 4000 operations including in excess of 350 procedures (parathyroidectomies, thyroidectomies and adrenalectomies)  in 2017.
Fellowships/Research:

TS Reeve International Clinical Fellow in Endocrine Surgery 2003/4 - Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
British Association of Endocrine Surgery Travelling Fellow 2004/5 at La Timone Univeristy Hospital, Marseille, France.
Endocrine surgical research fellow St Bartholomew’s Hospital 1999-2001

Languages:

English, Italian, Ruimentary French

Appointments:

Tel - +44 (0)20 7100 8086
Fax - +44 (0)20 8383 4004
Email: surgical.secretary@googlemail.com

Consultations:

Princess Grace Hospital, London
Cromwell Hospital, London
Sainsbury Wing Hammersmith Hospital, London

                                            

Publications in Peer-Reviewed Journals:

  1. Undiagnosed Primary Hyperparathyroidism and Recurrent Miscarriage: The First Prospective Pilot Study. DiMarco A, Christakis I, Constantinides V, Regan L, Palazzo FF. World J Surg. 2018 Mar;42(3):639-645.
  2. Diagnosis, management, histology and genetics of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism: old knowledge with new tricks.
    Mizamtsidi M, Nastos C, Mastorakos G, Dina R, Vassiliou I, Gazouli M, Palazzo F.
    Endocr Connect. 2018 Feb;7(2):R56-R68.
  3. Quality of life in differentiated thyroid cancer.
    McIntyre C, Jacques T, Palazzo F, Farnell K, Tolley N.
    Int J Surg. 2017 Dec 26;50:133-136.
  4. Optimizing Outcomes in Re-operative Parathyroid Surgery:  Definitive Multidisciplinary Joint Consensus Guidelines of the American Head and Neck Society and the British ssociation of Endocrine and Thyroid Surgeons. Stack Jr. BC, Tolley N, Bartel TB, Bilezekian JP, Bodenner D, Camacho C, Cox JPDT, Dralle H, Jackson JE, Morris JC, Orloff LA, Palazzo F, Ridge JA,
    Scott-Coombes D, Steward D, Terris DJ, Thompson G, Randolph GW. 
    Head and Neck 2017. (in press)
  5. Redefining the stress cortisol response to surgery.
    Khoo B, Boshier PR, Freethy A, Tharakan G, Saeed S, Hill N, Williams EL, Moorthy K, Tolley N, Jiao LR, Spalding D, Palazzo F, Meeran K, Tan T.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2017 Nov;87(5):451-458. 
  6. Breast cancer metastases to the thyroid gland - an uncommon sentinel for diffuse metastatic disease: a case report and review of the literature.
    Plonczak AM, DiMarco AN, Dina R, Gujral DJ, Palazzo FF.
    J Med Case Rep. 2017 Sep 22;11(1):269. 
  7. Goitre & Thyroid Cancer
    DiMarco A, Palazzo FF
    Medicine August 2017 Volume 45, Issue 8, Pages 517–522
  8. A role for TET2 in parathyroid carcinoma.
    Barazeghi E, Gill A, Sidhu S, Norlén O, Dina R, Palazzo FF, Hellman P, Stålberg P, Westin G
    Endocr Relat Cancer. 2017 Jul;24(7):329-338. 
  9. Can Total Thyroidectomy Be Safely Performed by Residents?: A Comparative Retrospective Multicenter Study.
    Gurrado A, Bellantone R, Cavallaro G, Citton M, Constantinides V, Conzo G, Di Meo G,  Docimo G, Franco IF, Iacobone M, Lombardi CP, Materazzi G, Minuto M, Palazzo F, Pasculli A, Raffaelli M, Sebag F, Tolone S, Miccoli P, Testini M.
    Medicine (Baltimore). 2016 Apr;95(14):e3241.
  10. 5-Hydroxymethylcytosine discriminates between parathyroid adenoma and carcinoma.
    Barazeghi E, Gill AJ, Sidhu S, Norlén O, Dina R, Palazzo FF, Hellman P, Stålberg P, Westin G.
    Clin Epigenetics. 2016 Mar 12;8:31. 
  11. Comparing transaxillary robotic surgery (TARS) with open thyroidectomy in a Western population: A case control study.
    Arora A, Garas G, Sharma S, Muthuswamy K, Budge J, Palazzo F, Darzi A, Tolley N.
    Int J Surg. 2016 Jan 22. 27 110-117
  12. Adrenal surgery in England: Better Outcomes in High Volume Practices
    Fausto Palazzo, Andrew Dickinson, Barbara Phillips, Anju Sahdev, Richard Bliss, Ashraf Rasheed, Zygmunt Krukowski, John Newell-Price
    Clinical Endocrinology 2016 Jul;85(1):17-20
  13. 18F-DOPA PET/CT in the diagnosis and localization of persistent medullary thyroid carcinoma.
    Archier A, Heimburger C, Guerin C, Morange I, Palazzo FF, Henry JF,
    Schneegans O, Mundler O, Abdullah AE, Sebag F, Imperiale A, Taïeb D.
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2015 Oct 24. [Epub ahead of print]
  14. Hereditary hyperparathyroidism-a consensus report of the European Society of Endocrine Surgeons (ESES).
    Iacobone M, Carnaille B, Palazzo FF, Vriens M.
    Langenbecks Arch Surg. 2015 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]
  15. Patterns of disease in patients at a tertiary referral centre requiring reoperative parathyroidectomy.
    McIntyre CJ, Allen J, Constantinides VA, Jackson JE, Tolley NS, Palazzo FF.
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2015 Nov;97(8):598-602. 
  16. Gallium-68 Dotatate PET/CT is superior to other imaging modalities in the detection of medullary carcinoma of the thyroid in the presence of high serum calcitonin.
    Tran K, Khan S, Taghizadehasl M, Palazzo F, Frilling A, Todd JF, Al-Nahhas A.
    Hell J Nucl Med. 2015 Jan-Apr;18(1):19-24.
  17. Comparison of the utility of Cocaine- and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript (CART),  chromogranin A, and chromogranin B in neuroendocrine tumor diagnosis and  assessment of disease progression.
    Ramachandran R, Bech P, Murphy KG, Caplin ME, Patel M, Vohra S, Khan MS, Dhillo WS, Sharma R, Palazzo FF, Win Z, Tan T, Khoo B, Meeran K, Frilling A, Ghatei MA, Bloom SR, Martin NM.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Apr;100(4):1520-8.
  18. Learning curve of vessel cannulation in rats using cumulative sum analysis.
    Christakis I, Georgiou P, Minnion J, Constantinides V, Cuenco J, Scott R, Tan T, Palazzo F, Murphy K, Bloom S.
    J Surg Res. 2014 Jul 1.
  19. Do flow volume loops alter surgical management in patients with a goitre?
    Stevens JL, Constantinides V, Todd J, Meeran K, Christakis I, Tolley NS,
    Palazzo FF.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2014 Jul 2. doi: 10.1111/cen.12539. 
  20. Ambulatory thyroid surgery: Do the risks outweigh the benefits? HE Doran, F Palazzo
    Presse Med. 2014 Mar;43(3):291-6.njk.j
  21. Goitre & Thyroid Cancer
    Constantinides V, Palazzo FF
    Medicine Volume 41, Issue 9, September 2013, Pages 546–550njk
  22. Targeting dopamine receptors subtype 2 (D2DR) in pheochromocytomas: head-to-head comparison between in vitro and in vivo findings.
    Saveanu A, Sebag F, Guillet B, Archange C, Essamet W, Barlier A, Palazzo FF, Taïeb D.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Dec;98(12):E1951-5.b;jl
  23. Retroperitoneoscopic or laparoscopic adrenalectomy? A single-centre UK experience.
    Constantinides VA, Christakis I, Touska P, Meeran K, Palazzo F.
    Surg Endoscopy 2013 Volume 27, Issue 11, pp 4147-4152
  24. A young fit man presenting to the emergency department with a painful neck due to a
    thyroid abscess.
    Izzi-Engbeaya C, Zac-Varghese S, Palazzo F, Sanderson F, Meeran K, Dhillo WS. QJM. 2013 Nov;106(11):1041-2.
  25. Is there a role for intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve monitoring during high
    mediastinal lymph node dissection in three-stage oesophagectomy for oesophageal cancer?
    Garas G, Kayani B, Tolley N, Palazzo F, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E.
    Int J Surg. 2013;11(5):370-3.
  26. Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with circulating PTH, phosphate and calcium
    in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
    Jayasena CN, Modi M, Palazzo F, De Silva A, Donaldson M, Meeran K, Dhillo WS.        Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2013 Jun;78(6):838-43.
  27. Can pre-operative computed tomography predict the need for a thoracic approach for
    removal of retrosternal goitre?
    Qureishi A, Garas G, Tolley N, Palazzo F, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E. Int J Surg. 2013;11(3):203-8.
  28. Which Hemostatic Device in Thyroid Surgery? A network meta-analysis of surgical
    technologies.
    Garas G, Okabaysashi K, Ashrafian H, Shetty K, Palazzo F, Tolley NS, Darzi A, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E.
    Thyroid. 2013 Sep;23(9):1138-50.
  29. Hurthle Cell Neoplasms: A New Differential Diagnosis for 18F-FDOPA-avidThyroid
    Nodules?.
    Pauleau G, Palazzo FF, Essamet W, Sebag F, Taïeb D.
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2013 Mar;98(3):865-6.
  30. Immunohistochemical markers of the hypoxic response can identify malignancy in
    phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas and optimize the detection of tumours with VHL germline mutations.
    Pinato DJ, Ramachandran R, Toussi ST, Vergine M, Ngo N, Sharma R, Lloyd T, Meeran K, Palazzo F, Martin N, Khoo B, Dina R, Tan TM.
    Br J Cancer. 2013 Feb 5;108(2):429-37.
  31. Is there survival benefit from life-long follow-up after treatment for differentiated thyroid
    cancer?
    Garas G, Jarral O, Tolley N, Palazzo F, Athanasiou T, Zacharakis E.
    Int J Surg. 2013 Jan 116-21.
  32. Questionable safety of thyroid surgery with same day discharge.
    Doran HE, England J, Palazzo F.
    Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2012 Nov;94(8):543-7.
  33. Associations of serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D with circulating PTH, phosphate and calcium
    in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
    Jayasena CN, Modi M, Palazzo F, De Silva A, Donaldson M, Meeran K, Dhillo WS.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2012 Oct 5. doi: 10.1111/cen.12062. [Epub ahead of print]
  34. Systematic review and meta-analysis of retroperitoneoscopic versus laparoscopic
    adrenalectomy.
    Constantinides VA, Christakis I, Touska P, Palazzo FF.
    Br J Surg. 2012 Dec;99(12):1639-48..
  35. (18)F-FDG Uptake at Initial Staging of the Adrenocortical Cancers: A Diagnostic Tool but
    Not of Prognostic Value.
    Tessonnier L, Ansquer C, Bournaud C, Sebag F, Mirallié E, Lifante JC, Palazzo FF, Morange I, Drui D, de la Foucardère C, Mancini J, Taïeb D.
    World J Surg. 2013 Jan;37(1):107-12.
  36. Adrenal venous sampling as a diagnostic procedure for primary hyperaldosteronism:
    experience from a tertiary referral centre.
    Salem V, Hopkins TG, El-Gayar H, Zac-Varghese S, Goldstone AP, Todd JF, Dhillo W, Field BC, Martin N, Hatfield E, Donaldson M, Palazzo F, Meeran K, Jackson J, Tan T. Hormones (Athens). 2012 Apr-Jun;11(2):151-9.
  37.  First report of harlequin syndrome as the presenting feature of Carney Triad: a diagnostic
    and imaging challenge.
    Taïeb D, Sebag F, Sarde E, Berdah S, Doddoli C, Palazzo F, Barlier A, Neumann H, Mundler O.
    J Clin Oncol. 2012 Jul 10;30(20):e168-71.
  38.  A rare complication: lymphocele following a re-operative right thyroid lobectomy for multinodular goitre.
    Touska P, Constantinides VA, Palazzo FF.
    BMJ Case Rep. 2012 May 23;2012.
  39. A comparison of the performance of (68)Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT and (123)I-MIBG
    SPECT in the diagnosis and follow-up of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma.
    Maurice JB, Troke R, Win Z, Ramachandran R, Al-Nahhas A, Naji M, Dhillo W, Meeran K, Goldstone AP, Martin NM, Todd JF, Palazzo F, Tan T.
    Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2012 Apr 20.
  40. Day case thyroidectomy
    Doran HE, Palazzo F.
    Br J Surg. 2012 Jun;99(6):741-3.
  41. A rare complication: lymphocele following a re-operative right thyroid lobectomy for
    multinodular goitre.
    Touska P, Constantinides VA, Palazzo FF.
    BMJ Case Rep. 2012 May 23;2012
  42. Sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma with a pedunculated intraluminal internal jugular
    vein recurrence: A case report and literature review.
    Patten DK, Flora R, Tolley N, Palazzo F
    Int J Surg Case Rep 3(2):92-96 2012
  43. A multicenter cohort study of total thyroidectomy and routine central lymph node
    dissection for cN0 papillary thyroid cancer.
    Popadich A, Levin O, Lee JC, Smooke-Praw S, Ro K, Fazel M, Arora A, Tolley NS, Palazzo F, Learoyd DL, Sidhu S, Delbridge L, Sywak M, Yeh MW.
    Surgery. 2011 Dec;150(6):1048-57.
  44. Lithium-Associated Hyperparathyroidism: Surgical Strategies in the Era of Minimally
    Invasive Parathyroidectomy.
    Skandarajah AR, Palazzo FF, Henry JF. World J Surg. 2011 Nov;35(11):2432-9.
  45. Laparoscopic management for carcinoid metastasis to the spleen.
    Balmforth D, Skouras C, Palazzo F, Zacharakis E.
    HPB Surg. 2011;2011:346507. Epub 2011 Apr 6.
  46. Serum Parathyroid Hormone Is Not an Accurate Predictor of Post-thyroidectomy
    Hypocalcemia in Vitamin D-Deficient Patients: A Pilot Study.
    Sam AH, Dhillo WS, Donaldson M, Meeran K, Tolley NS, Palazzo FF.
    Clin Chem. Clin Chem. 2011 Aug;57(8):1206-7
  47.  Heath-related quality of life in thyroid cancer patients following radioiodine ablation.
    Taieb D, Baumstarck-Barrau K, Sebag F, Fortanier C, De Micco C, Loundou A, Auquier P, Palazzo FF, Henry JF, Mundler O.
    Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2011 May 13;9:33.
  48. Radiation doses to cohabitants of patients undergoing radioiodine ablation for thyroid
    cancer: poor compliance with radiation protection guidelines but low radiation exposure.
    Gabriel S, Farman-Ara B, Bourrelly M, Carpentier O, Sebag F, Palazzo FF, De Micco C, Mancini J, Henry JF, Mundler O, Taïeb D.
    Nucl Med Commun. 2011 Sep;32(9):829-33
  49. Robotic-assisted parathyroidectomy: a feasibility study.
    Tolley N, Arora A, Palazzo F, Garas G, Dhawan R, Cox J, Darzi A.
    Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Jun;144(6):859-66.
  50. Laparoscopic Management for Carcinoid Metastasis to the Spleen
    Damian Balmforth, Christos Skouras, Fausto Palazzo, Emmanouil Zacharakis
    HPB Surgery, Feb 20011
    http://www.hindawi.com/journals/hpb/2011/346507/
  51. Utility of the urine calcium-to-creatinine ratio to diagnose primary
    hyperparathyroidism in asymptomatic hypercalcaemic patients with vitamin D deficiency.
    Jayasena CN, Mahmud M, Palazzo F, Donaldson M, Meeran K, Dhillo WS Ann Clin Biochem 2011 Mar;48(Pt 2):126-9.
  52. Primary Hyperparathyroidism – BMJ Point of Care 2011
    FF Palazzo
      US http://bmj-preview.epocrates.com
  53. Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency Predicts Postoperative Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy.
    Kirkby-Bott J, Markogiannakis H, Skandarajah A, Cowan M, Fleming B, Palazzo F. World J Surg. 2010 2011 Feb;35(2):324-30.
  54. Serum phosphate predicts temporary hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy.
    Sam AH, Dhillo WS, Donaldson M, Moolla A, Meeran K, Tolley NS, Palazzo FF.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2011 Mar;74(3):388-93.
  55. Comparison of [(111) In]pentetreotide-SPECT and [(18) F]FDOPA-PET localization of extra-adrenal paragangliomas: The case for a patient-tailored use of nuclear imaging modalities.
    Charrier N, Deveze A, Fakhry N, Sebag F, Morange I, Gaborit B, Barlier A, Carmona E, De Micco C, Garcia S, Mancini J, Palazzo F, Lavieille J, Zanaret M, Henry J, Mundler O, Taïeb D Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 11 Oct 2010
  56. A rare entity of an unusual site: Adenomatoid tumour of the adrenal gland. A case report
    and review of literature.
    Hesham El-Daly, Pallavi Rao, Fausto Palazzo and Mihir Gudi
    Pathology Research International, 2010, June 15 2010:702472
  57. Familial adenomatous polyposis and hypertension.
    Hopkins TG, Salem V, El-Gayar H, Palazzo FF, Meeran K, Tan T.
    Lancet. 2010 May 15;375(9727):1752.
  58. Tumor protein p53-induced nuclear protein (TP53INP1) expression in medullary thyroid
    carcinoma carcinoma: a molecular guide to the optimal extent of surgery?
    Taïeb D, Giusiano S, Sebag F, Marcy M, de Micco C, Palazzo FF, Dusetti NJ,
    Iovanna JL, Henry JF, Garcia S, Taranger-Charpin C.
    World J Surg. 2010 Apr;34(4):830-5
  59. Primary hyperparathyroidism –
    F Palazzo BMJ Best Practice. http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/133.html
  60. Limited Value of 18F-FDOPA PET to localise pancreatic insulin secreting tumours in
    adults with hyperinsulinaemic hypoglycaemia
    L. Tessonnier, F. Sebag, C. Ghander, C. De Micco, R. Reynaud, F.F. Palazzo,
    B. Conte-Devolx, JF. Henry, O. Mundler, D. Taïeb Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 2010 Jan;95(1):303-7
  61. Goitre and thyroid cancer
    F. Palazzo
    Medicine, Volume 37, Issue 8, Pages 436-439bcn
  62. Adrenal incidentaloma in familial adenomatous polyposis: A long-term follow-up study
    and schema for management
    O. C. C. Will, A. Hansmann, K. F. Neale, R. K. S. Phillips, F.F. Palazzo, K. Meeran, M. Marshall, S. K. Clark
    Diseases of Colon & Rectum. 2009 Sep;52(9):1637-44.
  63. 18F-FDG Avidity of Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas: A New Molecular
    Imaging Signature?
    Taïeb D, Sebag F, Barlier A, Tessonnier L, Palazzo FF, Morange I, Niccoli-Sire P, Fakhry N, De Micco C, Cammilleri S, Enjalbert A, Henry JF, Mundler O.
    J Nucl Med. 2009 May;50(5):711-717
  64. Does (18)F-FDG PET/CT add diagnostic accuracy in incidentally identified non-secreting
    adrenal tumours?
    Tessonnier L, Sebag F, Palazzo FF , Colavolpe C, De Micco C, Mancini J Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008 Nov;35(11):2018-25
  65. The role of (18)F-FDOPA and (18)F-FDG-PET in the management of malignant and
    multifocal pheochromocytomas.
    Taïeb D, Tessonnier L, Sebag F, Niccoli-Sire P, Morange I I, Colavolpe C,
    De Micco C, Barlier A A, Palazzo FF, Henry JF, Mundler O.
    Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2008 Oct;69(4):580-6.
  66. Thyroid incidentaloma: An evidence-based assessment of management strategy.
    Gough J, Scott-Coombes D, Palazzo FF
    World Journal of Surgery 2008 32:1264-1268
  67. Safety of Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy in Patients with Large Pheochromocytomas: A
    Single Institution Review.
    G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, M. Cherenko, F. Sebag, JF Henry
    World Journal of Surgery 2008 May;32(5):840-4;
  68. Long Term Follow up After Parathyroidectomy for Radiation Induced
    Hyperparathyroidism
    G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, JF Henry
    Surgery. 2007 Dec;142(6):819-22.
  69. The First Parathyroid Surgeon: Sir John Bland Sutton & the Parathyroids
    L.W. Delbridge, F.F. Palazzo Australian & New Zealand Journal of  Surgery  2007 Dec 12(77);1058-61
  70. Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Assay Predicts Hypocalcaemia Following Total
    Thyroidectomy
    M.S Sywak, F.F. Palazzo, M. Yeh, M. Wilkinson, K. Snook, S.B. Sidhu, L. Delbridge
    Australian & New Zealand  Journal of Surgery 2007 Aug;77(8):667-70
  71. Australian Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines AES06/01: Post-operative PTH measurement
    and early discharge after total thyroidectomy –analysis of Australian data and management recommendations.
    S. Grodski, P. Campbell, M.J. Cook, L. Delbridge, S. Farrell, I. Gough, B Jalaludin,
    C. Magarey, F.F. Palazzo, J. Serpell, S. Sidhu, P. Soon, M. Sywak, M. Yeh,
    Australian & New Zealand  Journal of Surgery 2007 Apr;77(4):199-202
  72. Germline NF1 Mutational Spectra and Loss-of-Heterozygosity Analyses in Patients with
    Pheochromocytoma and Neurofibromatosis Type 1.
    Bausch B, Borozdin W, Mautner VF, Hoffmann MM, Boehm D, Robledo M, Cascon A, Harenberg T, Schiavi F, Pawlu C, Peczkowska M, Letizia C, Calvieri S, Arnaldi G, Klingenberg-Noftz RD, Reisch N, Fassina A, Brunaud L, Walter MA, Mannelli M, Macgregor G, Palazzo FF, Barontini M, Walz MK, Kremens B, Brabant G, Pfaffle R, Koschker AC, Lohoefner F, Mohaupt M, Gimm O, Jarzab B, McWhinney SR, Opocher G, Januzewicz A, Kohlhase J, Eng C, Neumann HP.
    Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 2007, 92(7):2784-2792
  73. Parathyroid cancer and atypical parathyroid adenoma: intra-operative diagnosis and
    treatment.
    G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, C. DeMicco, J.F. Henry
    British Journal of Surgery 2007. 94:566-570
  74. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy without intraoperative parathyroid hormone
    monitoring in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
    R. Mihai, F.F. Palazzo. F.V. Gleeson, G.P. Sadler.
    British Journal of Surgery. 2007 Jan;94(1):42-7.
  75. Thyroid surgery: Postoperative haematoma prevention and treatment
    J. Harding, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, F.F. Palazzo, J.F. Henry
    Langenbecks Archives of Surgery 2006 Jun;391(3):169-73
  76. Isolated adrenal metastasis: the role of laparoscopic surgery
    F. Sebag, F. Calzolari, F.F. Palazzo, M. Sierra, P. Souteyrand, J.F. Henry. World Journal of Surgery, 2006 May;3095);888-92
  77. Long Term Results of Patients Following Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy for Large
    Adrenal Tumours
    F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, P. Souteyrand, J.F. Henry
    World Journal of Surgery, 2006 May;30(5):893-8
  78. Endoscopic Lateral Approach Thyroid Lobectomy: A Safe Evolution from
    Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy
    F. Sebag, F.F. Palazzo, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, B. Lafont, J.F. Henry.
    World Journal of Surgery 2006 may;30(5);802-5
  79. A single unit 4 decade review of lymphadenectomy for papillary thyroid cancer: The role
    of selective neck dissection
    F. F. Palazzo, J. Gosnell, R. Savio, T. S. Reeve, S. B. Sidhu, M.S. Sywak,
    B. Robinson, L.W. Delbridge European Journal of Surgical Oncology 32(2006) 340-344
  80. A single institution 25 year review of parathyroid cysts
    G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, C. De Micco, J.F. Henry
    Langenbeck’s Archive of Surgery 2006 Feb;391(1):13-8.
  81. Endocrine Surgical Technique: Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via the Lateral
    Approach
    F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, J.F. Henry Surgical Endoscopy 2006 Feb;20(2):339-42.
  82. The role of a more complete surgical approach in the initial multimodality
    management of papillary thyroid cancer in children
    R. Savio, J. Gosnell, F.F. Palazzo, M.S. Sywak, G. Agarwal, C. Cowell,
    A. Shun, B. Robinson, L.W. Delbridge
    J Pediatric Surgery 2005 2005 Nov;40(11):1696-700
  83. Parathyroid Autotransplantation during Total Thyroidectomy –
    Does the Number of Glands Transplanted Affect Outcome?
    F. F. Palazzo, M. S. Sywak, S. B. Sidhu, B. H. Barraclough, L. W. Delbridge
    World Journal of Surgery 2005 May;29(5):629-31.
  84. Training in Endocrine Surgery – Médicin Sans Maison
    F.F. Palazzo
    Bulletin of the Royal College Surgeons of England 2005, Vol 87, No 7 p237
  85. Safety and feasibility of thyroid lobectomy via a lateral 2.5cm Incision with a
    Cohort Comparison of the first 50 cases: Evolution of a surgical approach
    F. F. Palazzo, S.B. Sidhu, M.S. Sywak, L. W. Delbridge
    Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery 2005 Jun;390(3):230-5
  86. One year follow up of a randomized trial comparing Ligasure with open
    Haemorrhoidectomy.
    D. Lawes, F.F. Palazzo, D.L. Francis, M.A. Clifton
    Colorectal Disease 2004 Jul;6(4):233-235
  87. Minimally invasive / Minimal access parathyroidectomy for primary
    hyperparathyroidism
    F.F. Palazzo, L.W. Delbridge
    Surgical Clinics of North America 2004, 84,3:717-734
  88. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: Heralds a new era in the treatment of
    primary hyperparathyroidism (editorial)    
    F.F. Palazzo, G.P. Sadler British Medical Journal 2004, 328, 7444:849
  89. The use of Ligasure haemorroidectomy in patients taking oral anticoagulation
    therapy.
    D. Lawes, F.F. Palazzo, M.A. Clifton Colorectal Disease 2004 Mar;6(2):111-2.
  90. Postoperative stay following colorectal surgery: a study of factors associated with
    prolonged hospital stay
    K.M. Reddy, C.E.R. Meyer, F.F. Palazzo, P. Conaghan, M.C. Blunt,
    W.S.L. Stebbings, R.J. Leicester, P.T. Cullen
    Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2003;85:111-114
  91. Methods for detecting apoptosis in Thyroid diseases
    R. Mirakian, L.J. Hammond, F.F. Palazzo, A.W. Goode, K. Nye
    Journal of Immunological Methods 2002 Jul 1;265(1-2):161-75
  92. Randomised clinical trial of Ligasure versus open haemorrhoidectomy (invited  em>commented summary)
    F.F. Palazzo, D.L. Francis, M.A. Clifton
    Techniques in Coloproctology 2002, 6:64
  93. Randomised clinical trial of Ligasure versus open haemorrhoidectomy F.F. Palazzo, D.L. Francis, M.A. Clifton
    British Journal of Surgery 2002, 89, 154-157
  94. Survival after cardiac arrest with a pH 6.6 O.J. Warner, F.F. Palazzo, M.E. Ward, C. Waldman
    Resuscitation,2001, 49, 213-215
  95. Thyrocytes targets and effectors of autoimmunity: A role for death receptors?
    L.J. Hammond, F.F. Palazzo, M. Shattock, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian Thyroid 2001, 11 919-927,
  96. Death of the autoimmune thyrocyte: Is it pushed or does it jump? F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian Thyroid, 2000, 10(7): 561-572
  97. Laryngeal mask airway and fibreoptic tracheal inspection in thyroid surgery: A method for timely identification of tracheomalacia requiring tracheostomy F.F. Palazzo, J.G. Allen, R.A. Greatorex Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2000; 82: 141-142
  98. Glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic anal fissure – One year’s experience with 0.5% GTN paste.                                                F.F. Palazzo, S. Kapur, M. Stewart, P.T. CullenJournal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 45,3, 2000, 168-170vbnm
  99. An unusual cause of thigh pain in colonic cancer. Inflammatory oncotaxis?
    F.F. Palazzo, N.E. New, P.T. Cullen
    Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 2000, 100, 28-30vbn
  100. Surgeons swear when operating: fact or myth?
    F.F. Palazzo, O.J. Warner
    British Medical Journal, 1999; 319: 1611
  101. Ductal carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the endometrium
    F.F. Palazzo, A. Patel, M.W.E. Morgan
    The Breast, 1999, 8, 147-148
  102. Renal cell carcinoma metastasising to the thyroid gland.
    F.F. Palazzo, H. Bradpiece, M.W.E. Morgan
    Scandinavian Journal of Urology & Nephrology, 1999 Jun; 33 (3) 202-4vbhjkl
  103. Misuse of the London Ambulance Service: How much and why?
    F.F. Palazzo, O.J. Warner, M. Harron, A. Sadana
    Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine 15: 368-370, Nov 1998
  104. A technique to reduce CSF leakage after acoustic neuroma surgery
    N. Dorward, F.F. Palazzo, R. D. Illingworth, A.D. Cheeseman
    British Journal of Neurosurgery 11(5): 418-20, Oct 1999