[Mediastinal exploration for hyperparathyroidism].
Five per cent of parathyroid adenomas are situated in the mediastinum. Many of them are accessible via a cervical incision: virtually all posterior mediastinal adenomas, by dissecting well behind the oesophagus, and most intrathymic adenomas, by cervical exteriorisation of the thymus. Finally, the indications for sternotomy are are: less than 2% of operations for hyperparathyroidism. After describing the technical details, the authors review the indications, the imaging modalities used and the results of their last 20 sternotomies.
Dubost
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Service de Chirurgie, Hôpital Américain de Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine.
D'Acremont
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*
Exploration médiastinale pour hyperparathyroïdie.