Background Parathyroidectomy is a definitive treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism.
Patients contemplating this intervention will benefit from knowledge regarding the expected …

Objective: With the recent approval of 2 NIRAF-based devices for label-free identification of
PG by the Food and Drug Administration, it becomes crucial to educate the surgical …

Background The inability of surgeons to identify parathyroid glands accurately during
cervical endocrine surgery hinders patients from achieving postoperative normocalcemia …

Background The aim of this study was to determine both the accuracy of near infrared
fluorescence imaging to detect parathyroid glands and the potential indications of near …

Background The interest in correlation between hospital and surgeon practice volume and
postoperative outcomes has grown considerably over the last decades; it has been …

Objective: To evaluate the benefits of probe-based near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF)
parathyroid identification during parathyroidectomy. Background: Intraoperative parathyroid …

In the Western world, primary hyperparathyroidism is now a relatively common disorder that
is diagnosed in 0.7% of the general population and in 2% of postmenopausal women …

Postoperative parathyroid failure is the commonest adverse effect of total thyroidectomy,
which is a widely used surgical procedure to treat both benign and malignant thyroid …

Importance The success of parathyroidectomy depends on accurate intraoperative
localization and identification of all diseased glands in parathyroid exploration based on …

Intra‐operative identification and preservation of parathyroid glands is an important but
challenging aspect of thyroid surgery. Failure to do so may lead to transient or permanent …