title: Anatomy and embryology of the parathyroid glands.
abstract: The embryology and anatomy of the parathyroid glands is described and the implications for surgery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Human Anatomy Unit, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels-Belgium.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lengelé
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamoir
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology