Parathyroid Pathology

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Fig. 30.1 Common ectopic locations for parathyroid glands . (a) Intrathyroidal; (b) Intrathymic The typical parathyroid gland is a thinly encapsulated ovoid gland measuring roughly 6 mm in greatest dimension,…

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Surgery for Ectopic Parathyroid

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Fig. 25.1 Parathyroid adenoma identified on office ultrasound Fig. 25.2 Posteriorly descended left superior parathyroid adenoma on ultrasound The abnormal inferior parathyroid gland is generally easier to image with ultrasound…

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CT Imaging for Parathyroid Disease

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Fig. 14.1 Non-enhanced, arterial, and venous-phase (left to right) axial CT images from a 4DCT in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism shows an ovoid parathyroid adenoma posterior to the right…

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Intraoperative Parathyroid Ultrasound

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Fig. 23.1 Left inferior parathyroid adenoma abutting left common carotid artery and dorsal to left thyroid lobe. Transverse view. CCA common carotid artery, IJV internal jugular vein, SH/ST sternohyoid and…

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Complications of Parathyroid Surgery

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Fig. 46.1 Vascular supply of the parathyroid glands and relationship with the thyroid gland and recurrent laryngeal nerve. Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Edition 2, Greg W. Randolph,…

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Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy

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Serum calcium >12.0 mg/dL 24-h Urinary calcium >400 mg/day Episode of life-threatening hypercalcemia Creatinine clearance decreased by ≥30 % Nephrolithiasis Age <50 years Osteitis fibrosa cystica Osteoporosis Neuromuscular symptoms Preoperative…

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Parathyroid Carcinoma

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Fig. 31.1 Gross pathology specimen of a parathyroid carcinoma. The tumor was pushing and displacing the thyroid gland but not invading it. The right thyroid lobe was removed regardless due…

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Outpatient Parathyroidectomy

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Fig. 37.1 Cervical ultrasound demonstrating a right inferior parathyroid adenoma (a) Transverse view; (b) Longitudinal view Sestamibi Scintigraphy Sestamibi (six methoxyisobutylisonitrile) is a monovalent lipophilic cation that diffuses passively across…

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