Small-part ultrasonography in primary hyperparathyroidism: initial experience.
Small-part, real-time ultrasonography using a high-resolution real-time ultrasound scanner was evaluated in 100 consecutive patients undergoing cervical exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism. The radiologic accuracy was 76%. This accuracy was related directly to the weight of the resected gland(s). The surgical success rate with ultrasonography was 96%, whereas the rate without ultrasonography was 97%. Operating time was not appreciably decreased. The exact role of this new modality in the management of primary hyperparathyroidism is as yet unclear.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009929:Organ Size; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation; D014463:Ultrasonography