Excision of mediastinal parathyroid gland by mediastinoscopy.
Mediastinal parathyroid tissue continues to be a significant problem in patients with recurrent or persistent hypercalcemia after parathyroid surgery. In two such cases, we used mediastinoscopy to locate and remove mediastinal parathyroid glands, thus avoiding the morbidity of median sternotomy.
D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence