Parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction: a report of a case.
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.
Govindaraj
Satish
S
Department of Otolaryngology, Campus Box 1189, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA.
Wasserman
Jared
J
Rezaee
Rod
R
Pearl
Adam
A
Bergman
Donald A
DA
Wang
Beverly Y
BY
Urken
Mark L
ML
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