title: Ultrasound guided laser ablation of a parathyroid adenoma.
abstract: We present a case of primary hyperparathyroidism with severe hypercalcaemia, treated successfully with ultrasound (US) guided percutaneous interstitial laser photocoagulation (ILP) of a single parathyroid tumour. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of ILP applied in primary hyperparathyroidism. US guided thermic tissue coagulation with ILP may be a non-surgical alternative in patients with symptomatic hypercalcaemia due to a parathyroid tumour when surgery is contraindicated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Denmark.
authors.forename: F N
authors.initials: FN
authors.lastname: Bennedbaek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karstrup
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hegedüs
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone