title: Endoscopic parathyroidectomy.
abstract: This article describes the techniques of endoscopic and endoscopic assisted parathyroidectomy, with a special emphasis on the accumulated experience as well as the advantages and drawbacks of these novel techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: Ahmad
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Assalia
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Inabnet
mesh_terms: D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery