Parathyroidectomy Without the Utilisation of iPTH: The Gold Standard is Still a Good Operation —How Understanding the Anatomy and a Simple US Can Help

AbstractParathyroid surgery is frequently performed after at least two preoperative localisation studies, in addition to the use of intraoperative ioPTH. The key to performing a successful parathyroidectomy is reliant on the surgeon having an outstanding knowledge of parathyroid embryology and anatomy. With this, it is possible to undertake surgery with a simple neck ultrasound and without more expensive pre- and intraoperative localisation studies.
Source: World Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research