Historically, thyroid surgery has been fraught with complications. Injury to the recurrent
laryngeal nerve, superior laryngeal nerve, or the parathyroid glands may result in profound …

Clinical or subclinical hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders.
Excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone is most frequently caused by an adenoma of≥ …

Background Parathyroidectomy has a success rate of> 95% for cure of primary
hyperparathyroidism. In about 6–16% of cases, one or more hyperfunctioning parathyroid …

Background. The inability to predict the location and number of diseased parathyroid glands
has precluded the wide acceptance of unilateral neck exploration for primary …

The concept of radioguided surgery, which was first developed some 60 years ago, involves
the use of a radiation detection probe system for the intraoperative detection of …

Hypothesis Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) for primary hyperparathyroidism
(HPT) has equal cure and recurrence rates as standard cervical exploration. Changes in the …

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the success of limited neck exploration
(LE) for primary hyperparathyroidism (1 HPT). Methods: Between 1999 and 2007, 1407 …

Objectives The authors evaluate the results of preoperative imaging protocols and surgical
re-exploration in a series of patients with missed parathyroid adenomas after failed initial …

Effect of Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy o... : Annals of Surgery Effect of
Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy on Efficacy, Length of Stay, and Costs in …

Background: Although primary hyperparathyroidism is a physiologic disease, surgeons rely
on anatomical characteristics (gross and histologic) to determine appropriate operative …