Angiographic ablation of parathyroid adenomas.
Six mediastinal parathyroid adenomas were stained by infusing contrast agent through a catheter wedged in the feeding artery. Adenomas in the first three cases were stained unintentionally with small volumes of dilute contrast media and hypercalcemia recurred within 3 to 6 months. In the next three patients, adenomas were deliberately stained with larger doses of concentrated contrast media and these patients have remained normocalcemic from 2 to 18 months following staining. The permanency of parathyroid ablation following deliberate staining with contrast media has not been established.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D002404:Catheterization; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy
D007482:Iothalamate Meglumine