Biography

Parathyroid Surgeon Mr F. Fausto Palazzo MS FRCS

Name:
- Mr Fausto Palazzo MS(London) FRCS(Gen)
Position:
- Consultant Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeon
- Hammersmith & Charing Cross Hospitals
- 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
- Adrenal tumours including phaeochromocytoma surgery & adrenal cancer surgery.
- 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 retroperitoneaoscopic adrenalectomy
Pen picture:
- Specialist endocrine & thyroid surgeon with personal series of over 1600 thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal operations (2010).
- Consultant Endocrine Surgeon at Hammersmith Hospital since 2005, replacing Mr John Lynn as Clinical lead for endocrine surgery at Imperial College Healthcare in 2006.
- In 2010 performed over 270 endocrine operations including over 110 parathyroidectomies and 30 laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomies.
- Training background: Trained in general surgery in London and in endocrine surgery in Oxford, Sydney and Marseille.
- British Association of Endocrine Surgery Travelling Fellow 2004/5 at La Timone Univeristy Hospital, Marseille, France.
- Member of Executive of The British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons, European Society of Endocrine Surgeons and International Association of Endocrine Surgeons.
- Council member of the Endocrine Section of Royal Society of Medicine.
- Faculty member Royal College of Surgeons of England/BAETS Endocrine Surgery Masterclass.
- Editor of a surgical training manual & author of several book chapters and over 60 peer reviewed publications.
Awards:
- 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 - Master of Surgery (MS) University of London.
Languages:
- English, Italian, French
Consultations:
- London Endocrine Centre @ Princess Grace Hospital
- Sainsbury Wing Hammersmith Hospital, London
- Cromwell Hospital, London
- Tel - +44 (0)20 7100 8086
- Fax - +44 (0)20 8383 4004
- Email: surgical.secretary@googlemail.com
Publications

56. Preoperative Vitamin D Deficiency Predicts Postoperative Hypocalcemia After Total Thyroidectomy.
Kirkby-Bott J, Markogiannakis H, Skandarajah A, Cowan M, Fleming B, Palazzo FF
World J Surg. In press 2011

55. Serum phosphate predicts temporary hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy.
Sam AH, Dhillo WS, Donaldson M, Moolla A, Meeran K, Tolley NS, Palazzo FF
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). in press 2011.

54. 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 FFLavieille J, Zanaret M, Henry J, Mundler O, Taïeb D
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf)11 Oct 2010

53. 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, Mihir Gudi
Pathology Research International June 15 2010:702472

52. 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.

51. 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

50. Primary hyperparathyroidism
F Palazzo
BMJ Best Practice, 2010 http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/133.html

49. 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
J Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2010 Jan;95(1):303-7.

48. Goitre and thyroid cancer
Palazzo FF
Medicine, 2009 Volume 37, Issue 8, Pages 436-439

47. 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.

46. 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

45. 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.

44. The role of (18)F-FDOPA and (18)F-FDG-PET in the management of malignant and multifocal pheochromocytomas.
D. Taïeb, L. Tessonnier, F. Sebag, P. Niccoli-Sire, I. Morange, C. Colavolpe,
C. DeMicco, A. Barlier, F.F. Palazzo, J.F Henry, O. Mundler.
Clinical Endocrinology (Oxf), 2008 Oct;69(4):580-6

43. Thyroid incidentaloma: An evidence-based assessment of management strategy.
Gough J, Scott-Coombes D, Palazzo FF
World Journal of Surgery 2008 32:1264-1268

42. 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.

41. 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.

40. 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

39. 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

38. 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

37. 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

36. 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

35. 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.

34. 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

33. 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

32. 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

31. 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

30. 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

29. 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

28. 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.

27. 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
Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2005 Nov;40(11):1696-700

26. 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.

25. Training in Endocrine Surgery – Médicin Sans Maison.
F.F. Palazzo
Bulletin of the Royal College Surgeons of England, 2005, Vol 87, No 7 p237

24. 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

23. 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

22. Minimally invasive / Minimal access parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism.
F.F. Palazzo, L.W. Delbridge
Surgical Clinics of North America, 2004, 84,3:717-734

21. 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

20. 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.

19. Surgical treatment of para-oesophageal hiatal hernia.
F.F. Palazzo, M. Hashemi, J. Cochrane
Annals of The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2003;85:141

18. 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

17 Radiotherapy in soft tissue sarcoma.
J.S. Vaidya, F.F. Palazzo
The Lancet, 2002, 360, 1989

16. 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

15. Randomised clinical trial of Ligasure versus open haemorrhoidectomy (invited commented summary).
F.F. Palazzo, D.L. Francis, M.A. Clifton
Techniques in Coloproctology, 2002, 6:64

14. 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

13. 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

12. 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

11. Defining Thyroid Cell Death.
R.M. Mirakian, F.F. Palazzo
Thyroid, 2001, 11(6): 606

10. 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

9. 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

8. 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. Cullen
Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, 45,3, 2000, 168-170

7. 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, 28-30

6. Surgeons swear when operating: fact or myth?
F.F. Palazzo, O.J. Warner
British Medical Journal, 1999; 319: 1611

5. Respiratory complications after thyroidectomy and the need for tracheostomy in patients with a large goitre.
F.F. Palazzo, J.G. Allen, R.A. Greatorex
British Journal of Surgery, 1999, 86, 967-968

4. Ductal carcinoma of the breast metastatic to the endometrium.
F.F. Palazzo, A. Patel, M.W.E. Morgan
The Breast, 1999, 8, 147-148

3. 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) 202-4

2. 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

1. 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 1997

National and International Presentations (with abstracts)

87. The Importance of the Multidisciplinary Input in the management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
SN Ali, FF Palazzo, J Jackson and K Meeran
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

86. A case of neuropsychiatric symptoms and recurrent thyrotoxicosis: Thyroid storm or encephalopathy associated with autoimmune thyroid disease?
SN Ali, K Wynne, B Field, T Tan, FF Palazzo, E Hatfield and K Meeran
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

85. Limitations of functional imaging in a patient with phaeochromocytoma
Amin A, Win Z, Palazzo FF, Meeran K, Martin NM, Hatfield E
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

84. A Case of Primary Hyperaldosteronism with Discordant Imaging and Adrenal Vein Sampling Results
V Salem, H El-Gayar, J Jackson, F Palazzo, T Tan and K Meeran
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

83. Sub-total Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy for a Conn’s Adenoma.
K. Elliott , M. Fazel, J. Todd, K. Steer, F. F. Palazzo
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

82. The Role of Adrenal Vein Sampling (AVS) in the Diagnosis and Management of Primary Hyperaldosteronism – The Hammersmith Experience
V Salem, H El-Gayar, J Jackson, F Palazzo, K Meeran and T Tan.
Hammersmith multidisciplinary endocrine symposium Dec 2010

81. Two week wait thyroid cancer referrals have a low cancer yield
A. Currie, F. Pakzad, NS Tolley, FF Palazzo
BAETS, Birmingham October 2010

80. The role of adrenal vein sampling in the diagnosis and management of primary hyperaldosteronism: An audit of 10 years experience in a tertiary referral centre.
V. Salem, TG. Hopkins, H. El Gayar, J. Jackson, T. Tan, K. Meeran, F. Palazzo
BAETS, Birmingham October 2010

79. Serum phosphate predicts temporary hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy
AH. Sam, WS Dhillo, M. Donaldson, A. Moola, K.Meeran, N.S. Tolley, FF Palazzo
BAETS, Birmingham October 2010

78. Robotic-assisted parathyroidectomy: A feasibility study
N. Tolley, A. Arora, F. Palazzo, G. Garas, R. Dhawan, J. Cox, A. Darzi
BAETS, Birmingham October 2010

77. Is minimally invasive thyroidectomy a realistic choice for the UK thyroid workload?
F. Pakzad, A. Currie, N. Tolley, FF Palazzo
BAETS, Birmingham October 2010

76. Robotic assisted parathyroidectomy
N. Tolley, A. Arora, F. Palazzo, G. Garas, E. Edwards, R. Dhawan, J. Cox, A. Darzi
Peter Hamlyn Symposium, May 2010

75. MEN2B patients with a RET A883F mutation have less aggressive MTC than those with the common RET M918T mutation.
G Worth, F Palazzo, N Tolley, S Robinson, J Cox, G. Williams, D Bassett
British Endocrine Society annual conference, Manchester, March 2010

74. The use of urine calcium/creatinine clearance ratio in patients with hypercalcaemia
M Mahmud, C Jaysena, F Palazzo, K Meeran, W Dhillo
British Endocrine Society annual conference, Manchester, March 2010

73. Hypertension in Familial Adenomatous Polyposis (FAP) – don’t be Conn’d!
T Hopkins, T Tan, V Salem, F Palazzo, K Meeran
British Endocrine Society annual conference, Manchester, March 2010

72. Laparoscopic versus Open Adrenalectomy and Adjuvant Mitotane in Adrenocortical Carcinoma
S. Ali, A. Quereshi, I Clarke, FF Palazzo
British Endocrine Society annual conference, Manchester, March 2010

71. Adrenal Vein Sampling in the Management of Primary Aldosteronism – an audit of 10 year’s experience at a tertiary referral centre.
TG Hopkins, V Salem, H El Gayar, J. Jackson, F Palazzo, T Tan, K Meeran
British Endocrine Society annual conference, Manchester, March 2010

70. Avoiding unnecessary surgery in a patient with hypercalcaemia due to familial hypocalciuric hypercalaemia
M Mahmud, H Elgayar, W Dhillo, K Meeran, F Palazzo.
Society for endocrinology clinical cases conference, RSM, London Feb 2010 BES Young endocrinologist prize 2010

69. Decision making in thyroid cancer during pregnancy
K Lambert, N Tolley, F Palazzo, C Williamson
Society for endocrinology clinical cases conference, RSM, London Feb 2010

69. A case of phaeochromocytoma with negative MIBG scintigraphy
A Amin, Win Z, Palazzo FF, Meeran K, Martin NM, E Hatfield
UKNET meeting 2009

68. Hyperparathyroidism due to an intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma presenting with 2:1 heart block.
AN Comninos, FF Palazzo, R Kaushal
Hammersmith Multidisciplinary Endocrine Symposium 2009
Hammersmith Abstracts

67. Occult Retrosternal Anaplastic Thyroid
NL Berridge, F Pakzad, R Stanbridge, FF Palazzo
Hammersmith Multidisciplinary Endocrine Symposium 2009
Hammersmith Abstracts

66. Family Trouble.
Neil Hill, Akila de Silva, Karim Meeran, Fausto Palazzo
Hammersmith Multidisciplinary Endocrine Symposium 2009
Hammersmith Abstracts

65. Surgery or no surgery in a patient with MEN 1 with an asymptomatic pancreatic mass Troke R, Badman M, Simpson K, Palazzo FF and Todd JF.
Hammersmith Multidisciplinary Endocrine Symposium 2009
Hammersmith Abstracts

64. The use of the urine calcium/creatinine clearance ratio in patients with hypercalcaemia
Mohammad Mahmud, Channa N Jayasena, Fausto Palazzo, Karim Meeran, Waljit S Dhillo
Hammersmith Multidisciplinary Endocrine Symposium 2009
Hammersmith Abstracts

63. Pre-operative vitamin D deficiency predicts post-operative hypocalcaemia after total thyroidectomy.
J Kirkby-Bott, ML Cowan, H Markogiannakis, B Fleming, FF Palazzo
British Association of Endocrine Surgery, London 2009

62. Pre-operative vitamin D deficiency predicts post-operative hypocalcaemia after thyroidectomy.
J Kirkby-Bott, ML Cowan, H Markogiannakis, B Fleming, FF Palazzo
International Association of Endocrine Surgery, Adelaide, Australia, Sept 2009
World Journal of Surgery 2009, 33:S210

61. Primary hyperparathyroidism and pregnancy
J Kirkby-Bott, C Williamson, F Palazzo, A Banergee K Meeran & T Tan
Society for Endocrinology Clinical cases meeting Feb 2009
60. Case Report: Prophylactic Thyroidectomy For Increasing Calcitonin Levels?
Katie Wynne, Anthony Goldstone, Fausto Palazzo, Jeannie Todd, and Karim Meeran
UK & Ireland Neuroendocrine society 6th annual conference.
Royal Society of Medicine London December 2008

59. Manubrial split provides adequate exposure for mediastinal exploration for parathyroid adenoma
Edward Lake, James Kirkby-Bott, Fawzia Imtiaz, James Jackson, Fausto Palazzo
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) P26

58. Primary hyperparathyroidism and pregnancy
James Kirkby-Bott, Catherine Williamson, Fausto Palazzo, Anita Banerjee, Karim Meeran & Tricia Tan
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) P18

57. Cushing's syndrome secondary to adrenocortical carcinoma without metastases at diagnosis
Alexander Miras, Fausto Palazzo, Safdar Naqvi
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) P12

56. Clinical diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma leads to correct perioperative management despite negative biochemical and functional investigations
Annabel Fountain, Jeannie Todd, Karim Meeran, Fausto Palazzo, Stephen Robinson
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) P8

55. Case report: prophylactic thyroidectomy for increasing calcitonin levels?
Katie Wynne, Anthony Goldstone, Fausto Palazzo, Jeannie Todd & Karim Meeran
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) OC6

54. Adrenocortical carcinoma presenting as Cushing's syndrome: 2 case reports
Adeel Ghaffar, Daniel Morganstein, James Kirkby-Bott, Jeannie Todd, Fausto Palazzo
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) OC2

53. Bilateral adrenalectomy in a patient with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Owais Chaudhri, Emma Hatfield, Katie Wynne, Fausto Palazzo, Sanjeev Mehta, Humera Shaikh, Tricia Tan, Niamh Martin & Karim Meeran
3rd Hammersmith Endocrine Symposium, London 2008
Endocrine Abstracts 2008 (18) OC1

52. Pedictors of ectopic parathyroid gland location and imaging failure in patients with persistant or recurrent hyperparathyroidism.
Haridimos Markogiannakis, james Kirkby-Bott, James Jackson, F.Fausto Palazzo, Bill Fleming
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery, Marseille, France October 2008

51. Does (18)F-FDG PET/CT add diagnostic accuracy in incidentally identified non-secreting adrenal tumours?
Taïeb DTessonnier L, Sebag F, Palazzo FF, Colavolpe C, De Micco C, Mancini J, Conte-Devolx B, Henry JF, Mundler O.
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery, Marseille, France, October 2008

50. 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.
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery Marseille, France October 2008

49. Lithium-Induced Hyperparathyroidism: Is Four Gland Exploration Mandatory?
F. Fausto Palazzo, Maria Cherenko, Frederic Sebag, Jean-François Henry
European Society of Endocrine Surgery, Barcelona, April 2008

48. How useful is post-operative PTH at predicting hypocalcaemia following thyroidectomy?
Nidhi Sharma, Karim Meeran, Fausto Palazzo
Society for endocrinology BES, Harrogate, April 2008, (poster)
Endocrine Abstracts (2008) 15 P340

47. Radiation induced primary hyperparathyroidism: Is a focussed approach contraindicated?
F.F. Palazzo, G. Ippolito, F. Sebag, JF Henry
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgery, London September 2007 (poster)

46. The First Parathyroid Surgeon
F.F. Palazzo, L.W. Delbridge
British Association of Endocrine & Thyroid Surgeons, London 2007

45. Preoperative imaging studies in primary hyperparathyroidism (phpt): comparison of Results between secondary and tertiary referral center
F. Sebag, J. Harding, A. Lagier, F.F. Palazzo, G. Ippolito, J.F. Henry
European Society of Endocrine Surgery, Krakow, Poland, May 2006

44. Parathyroid cancer or atypical adenoma: intraoperative diagnosis and treatment
G. Ippolito, F. Sebag, F.F. Palazzo, M. Sierra, C. DeMicco, J.F. Henry
European Society of Endocrine Surgery, Krakow, Poland, May 2006

43. Role of tomoscintigraphy in sestamibi scanning for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism
J. Harding, F. Sebag, F.F. Palazzo, M. Sierra, J.F. Henry
European Society of Endocrine Surgery, Krakow, Poland, May 2006

42. Medium/Long term results of patients following laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal cortex tumours greater than 6cm
F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, P. Souteyrand, J.F. Henry
British Associateion of Endocrine Surgery Annual Meeting Newcastle, October 2005

41. Endoscopic Lateral Approach Thyroid Lobectomy: A Safe Evolution from Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy
F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, B. Lafont, J.F. Henry.
British Associateion of Endocrine Surgery Annual Meeting Newcastle, October 2005

40. 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
International Association of Endocrine Surgery Annual Congress, Durban South Africa, August 2005

39. Endoscopic Lateral Approach Thyroid Lobectomy: A Safe Evolution from Endoscopic Parathyroidectomy
F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, B. Lafont, J.F. Henry.
International Association of Endocrine Surgery Annual Congress, Durban South Africa, August 2005

38. Isolated adrenal metastasis : the role of laparoscopic surgery
F. Sebag, F. Calzolari, F.F. Palazzo, M. Sierra, P. Souteyrand, J.F. Henry.
International Association of Endocrine Surgery Annual Congress, Durban South Africa, August 2005

37. Surrenalectomie laparoscopique pour grosse tumeur: Resultats et suivi a long terme
F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, P. Souteyrand, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

36. Lobectomie thyroïdienne endoscopique par voie latérale.
F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, B.Lafont, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

35. Hyperparathyroidie secondaire persistante/recidivante: Influence de la chirurgie initiale.
F. Sebag, B. Mullineris, F.F. Palazzo, M Sierra, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

34. Metastases surrenaliennes isolees: Place de la chirurgie laparoscopique.
M. Sierra, F. Calzolari, F. Sebag, G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

33. Morbidite parathyroidienne après chirurgie parathyroidienne associee a une thyroidectomie totale
F. Sebag, N. Fakhry, M. Sierra, G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

32. Kystes parathyroidienne non fonctionels: Cervicotomie ou simple aspiration? A propos de 37 observations.
G. Ippolito, F.F. Palazzo, F. Sebag, M. Sierra, C. De Micco, J.F. Henry
9e Congrès de l'Association Francophone de Chirurgie Endocrinienne Liege, Belgium, June 2005

31. Thyroid lobectomy via a lateral 2.5cm incision: evolution of a technique and cohort comparison
F. F. Palazzo, S.B. Sidhu, M.S. Sywak, L. W. Delbridge
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Lund, Sept 2004
British Journal of Surgery on line 2004

30. Parathyroid autotransplantation: the incidence of temporary and permanent hypoparathyroidism in relation to the number of glands transplanted
F. F. Palazzo, M.S. Sywak, S.B. Sidhu, B.H. Barraclough, L.W. Delbridge
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Lund, Sept 2004
British Journal of Surgery on line 2004

29. The Evolution to a Safe and Feasible Thyroid Lobectomy via a Lateral 2.5cm Incision with a Cohort Comparison
F. F. Palazzo, S.B. Sidhu, M.S. Sywak, L. W. Delbridge
European Society Endocrine Surgery, Pisa, May 2004 (oral presentation)
Langenbeck’s Archives of Surgery 2004

28. The Role of Initial Lymph Node Dissection in Children with Papillary Thyroid Cancer
F.F. Palazzo, M.S. Sywak, S.B. Sidhu, A. Shun, L.W. Delbridge
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne, May 2004
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2004;74(Suppl.) 43

27. Early Post-Operative Parathyroid Hormone Assay Predicts Parathyroid Function and Symptomatic Hypocalcaemia Following Thyroidectomy
F.F.Palazzo, M.S. Sywak, J. Harding, S.B. Sidhu, L.W.Delbridge
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne, May 2004
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2004;74(Suppl.) 46

26. Safety and Feasibility of Thyroid Lobectomy via a Lateral 2.5cm Incision: A Cohort Comparison
F. F. Palazzo, S.B. Sidhu, M.S. Sywak, L.W. Delbridge
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne, May 2004
In press Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2004;74(Suppl.) 42

25. Appropriateness of a Unit policy of routine parathyroid autotransplantation during total thyroidectomy
F. F. Palazzo, M.S. Sywak, S.B. Sidhu, B.H. Barraclough, L.W. Delbridge
Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Annual Scientific Meeting Melbourne, May 2004
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Surgery, 2004;74(Suppl.) 46

24. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) without intraoperative PTH: Review of the first 41 cases in Oxford
F.F. Palazzo, P. Rajeev, F.V. Gleeson1, Z.C. Traill1, D.R. Lindsell1, S. Matta, G.P. Sadler
British Association of Endocrine Surgery annual meeting, Leeds, Sept 2003
British Journal of Surgery, 2004;91:380

23. Conservative management of thyroid nodules: A second FNA increases diagnostic accuracy and avoids missed cancers.
P. Rajeev, F.F. Palazzo, I. Buley, D. Roskell, K. Shah, G.P. Sadler.
British Association of Endocrine Surgery annual meeting, Leeds, Sept 2003
British Journal of Surgery, 2004;91:378-379

22. Long term follow up of a randomised trial comparing Ligasure and open haemorrhoidectomy
D.A. Lawes, F.F. Palazzo, D.L. Francis, M.A. Clifton
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland, Annual Meeting, July 2003
Colorectal Disease, 5 (Suppl. 1) 35-80, 2003

21. Bloodless Ligasure Haemorrhoidectomy
D.L. Francis, F.F. Palazzo, F. Amen, M.A. Clifton
Association Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland annual scientific meeting, Dublin, May 2002 (Blackwell audiovisual prize presentation)

20. Ocular toxicity from standard dose adjuvant tamoxifen therapy
M. Morgan, P. Dulley, A. Patel, F.F. Palazzo, H. Bradpiece, I. Fawcett
3rd European Congress of Breast Cancer, Barcelona, March 2002
European Journal of Cancer, Vol 38, Suppl. 3, March 2002

19. Prospective randomised clinical trial of Ligasure versus open haemorrhoidectomy
D.L. Francis, F.F. Palazzo, F. Amen, M.A. Clifton
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain & Ireland Annual Scientific Meeting Dublin, May 2002 (“Six of the best” prize oral presentation)
British Journal of Surgery, Vol 89, Suppl. 1, June 2002

18. Factors that determine the length of postoperative stay following colorectal surgery. A qualitative and quantitative analysis
K.M. Reddy, F.F. Palazzo, C.E.R. Meyer, P. Conaghan, M.C. Blunt,
W.S.L. Stebbings, R.J. Leicester, P.T. Cullen
Royal Society of Medicine, Norman Tanner Prize session, December 2001

17. Ligasure haemorrhoidectomy, the day case experience
D.L. Francis, F.F. Palazzo, F. Amen, M.A. Clifton
Royal Society of Medicine, Coloproctology Section, February 2002

16. Fast track referrals for patients with high risk symptoms of colorectal cancer before and after the new national guidelines
D.L. Francis, F.F. Palazzo, G. Armitage, M.A. Clifton
British Association of Surgical Oncology Scientific Meeting, Glasgow, November 2001 (prize oral presentation)
European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 27, 8, 780, 2001

15. The role of key caspases and cytochrome c in thyrocyte apoptosis
F. F. Palazzo, L. J. Hammond, A. W. Goode, R. Mirakian
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons Annual Meeting, Plymouth, May 2001
British Journal of Surgery 88,1272, 2001

14. Caspase and cytochrome c induction in thyrocyte apoptosis
F. F. Palazzo, L. J. Hammond, R. Mirakian, A. W. Goode
Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting, Birmingham, April 2001
British Journal of Surgery, 88, suppl. 1 May 2001

13. Human plasma, the Bcl-2 family and apoptotic death of the autoimmune thyrocyte
F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian
12th International Thyroid Congress, Kyoto, Japan, October 2000
Thyroid Supplement 1 Oct 2000

12. Caspase and cytochrome C induction by plasma, lymphocytes and the Bcl-2 family in the apoptotic death of the autoimmune thyrocyte
F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian
World Congress on Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jena, Germany, October 2000
Cellular and Molecular Biology Oct 2000, Vol. 6, 175

11. Caspase 9 activation in Thyroid autoimmunity
F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian
Annual Congress of the British Society for Immunology, Harrogate, December 2000
Immunology, Vol 101 Supplement 1, 78, Dec 2000

10. Induction of the caspase cascade and the Bcl-2 family in the apoptotic death of autoimmune thyrocytes
F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, A.W. Goode, M. Mirakian
20th Joint Meeting of the British Endocrine Societies, Belfast, March 2001
Endocrine Abstracts Vol 1, 223, March 2001

9. Heat stable plasma constituent responsible for Caspase activation in Hashimoto’s
F.F. Palazzo, L.J. Hammond, B.J. Murphy, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons (BAES)/American Association Endocrine Surgeons(AAES)/Scandinavian Association of Endocrine Surgeons(SAES) Millenium Meeting, London – Lille May 2000
British Journal of Surgery 2000, 87, 1258

8. Role of antiapoptotic genes in genetic control of programmed cell death in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
L.J. Hammond, F.F. Palazzo, B.J. Murphy, A.W. Goode, R. Mirakian,
British Association of Endocrine Surgeons (BAES)/American Association Endocrine Surgeons(AAES)/Scandinavian Association of Endocrine Surgeons(SAES) Millenium Meeting, London – Lille May 2000
British Journal of Surgery 2000, 87, 1257-8

7. Stepwise regression analysis to identify the factors that determine the length of stay following colorectal surgery
F.F. Palazzo, K.M. Reddy, P. Conaghan, M. Blunt, W. Stebbings, R.J. Leicester, P.T. Cullen
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain & Ireland 2000 Annual Meeting Brighton, July 2000
Colorectal Disease, Vol. 2 Suppl. 1 August 2000

6. Caspase activation defines the pathway of thyrocyte death in Hashimoto’s disease
F.F. Palazzo, B.J. Murphy, L.J. Hammond, K. Nye, R.G. Wickremasinghe, R. Mirakian
Joint 7th Annual Conference British Society for Immunology & British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Harrogate, November 1999
Immunology, p98, Vol 98, Supplement 1, December 1999

5. BCL-X expression in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: possible role of anti apoptotic genes in thyrocyte apoptosis and impaired effector ability
L.J. Hammond, P.G. Cerrano, F.F. Palazzo, A.W. Goode, G.F. Bottazzo, R. Mirakian
Joint 7th Annual Conference British Society for Immunology & British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Harrogate, November 1999
Immunology, p97, Vol 98, Supplement 1, December 1999

4. Misuse of the London Ambulance Service: How much and why?
F.F. Palazzo, O.J. Warner, M. Harron, A. Sadana
999 EMS Research Forum,Harrogate, July 1999
Journal of Pre Hospital and Immediate Care, 179, Sept 1999

3. Glyceryl trinitrate treatment of chronic anal fissures. One year’s experience with 0.5% GTN paste.
F.F. Palazzo, S. Kapur, M. Steward, P.T. Cullen
XXIVth Sir Peter Freyer Memorial Lecture and Surgical Symposium, Galway, Eire, September 1999
Irish Journal of Medical Science Vol.168, Supplement 6, 1999

2. Use of GTN ointment in the treatment of chronic fissure in ano; is it worth the headache?
S. Kapur, F.F. Palazzo, S. Quereshi, P.T. Cullen
Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland. Annual Meeting, Southport. June 1999
Colorectal Disease 1, (suppl. 1), 54, 1999

1. Endometriosis of the Colon: A Cause of Lower Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Menstruating Women.
F.F. Palazzo, D.I. Heath, N.A. Theodorou
Royal Society of Medicine, Clinical Section, London. March 1997

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