Identification of Pathological and Normal Parathyroid Tissue by Fluorescent Labeling with 5-aminolevulinic Acid during Endocrine Neck Surgery.

Conclusions: In all but a few cases, 5-ALA clearly labeled parathyroid tissue, allowing for its clean removal or preservation according to the purpose of the surgery. This simple, benign technique is extremely useful for identifying parathyroid tissue, whether pathological or normal, during endocrine neck surgery.
PMID: 24805094 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Journal of Nippon Medical School - May 10, 2014 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Takeuchi S, Shimizu K, Shimizu K, Akasu H, Okamura R Tags: J Nippon Med Sch Source Type: research