title: Parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction: a report of a case.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction, although uncommon, is an entity that has been previously reported in the literature; however, the influence of intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring on therapeutic management has not been reported.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case of parathyroid autoinfarction that is unique in that it applies a new technology to parathyroid surgery: intraoperative PTH monitoring.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Intraoperative PTH monitoring aided in the successful surgical management of this patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intraoperative PTH monitoring can serve as a therapeutic adjunct in the surgical management of parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Campus Box 1189, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Satish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Govindaraj
authors.forename: Jared
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.forename: Rod
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rezaee
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearl
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Beverly Y
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Mark L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Urken
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous