Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy.
The recent development of radioguided parathyroidectomy has allowed parathyroidectomy to be quickly performed by a significantly less invasive procedure. Radioguided parathyroidectomy is also likely to decrease operation time, risk of complications, hospital stay, and the overall cost of patient care, result in a smaller scar and rapid, nearly pain-free recovery, and allow local anesthesia. Despite these apparent benefits, a case-control study showed no distinct advantages of employing intraoperative sestamibi identification during parathyroidectomy.
Takami
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Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1, Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan. takami@med.teikyo-u.ac.jp
Takayama
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J
Ikeda
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Tajima
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D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery