April 16, 2004 — Single-photon emission computed tomography using technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scintigraphy (MIBI-SPECT) is the only preoperative study necessary for localization before minimally ...

During minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IPM) can be used to determine whether all hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue has been excised. Since the ...

Our approach with the PTH 20 minutes measurement when the value does not decrease significantly at 10 minutes made it possible to achieve a significant accuracy, sensitivity and specificity of the ...

Almost all of us have four parathyroid glands, located next to the thyroid gland in the neck. They are an organ only the size of a grain of rice, but critical for controlling our body's calcium levels ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My sister was recently diagnosed with hyperparathyroidism. She has visited several doctors and they each offer a different opinion, ranging from doing nothing to undergoing a ...

Most cases of primary hyperparathyroidism result from a single adenoma. Surgical treatment with minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP), therefore, demands accurate preoperative localization of the ...

UAB Department of Surgery Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., has been featured by UAB MedCast to explain the signs, symptoms, and potential complications of parathyroid disease. Chen ...

Minimally invasive surgery allows your surgeon to use techniques that limit the size and number of cuts, or incisions, that they need to make. It’s typically considered safer than open surgery. You’ll ...