Dear Souly:
Hi! from Venezuela.
I am very sorry the situation.
I have not experience in this subject but, I'd suggest you the following:
1.- There is a group of discusion called : Evidence Based Medicine.
This is a e-address: mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
in the message body, please, write only:
joint evidence-based-health Souly Phanouvong
and after got the answer, send your query.
2.- I looked at the last version of the Cochrane Collaboration data base but
I found nothing about it.
3.- What is the experience of the pediatric surgeon who will carry on the
operation to your daughter? I have speaking of the future not the mechanical
procedure. How many children with this problem have been operated in Victoria ?
4.-
You wrote: "Her (pentagastrin+calcium)stimulated plasma calcitonin level is
found 8.9 times the basal concentration" WHAT IS THE POSITIVE PREDICTIVE
VALUE OF THIS TEST? WHAT IS ITS SENSITIVITY and SPECIFICITY? WHAT IS THE
PREVALENCE OF DISEASE? IS 8.9 TIMES THE BEST CUT OFF POINT?
I hope this may be help you,
Arturo Marti-Carvajal
Venezuela