title: Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with ultrasonographically guided percutaneous radiofrequency thermoablation.
abstract: We present a case of a 63-year-old woman with a recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism hyperplasia with absolute contraindication for surgery, treated in 2 sessions with percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation. The complete pathologic tissue ablation was confirmed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography performed before and after the treatment and by clinical and laboratory follow-up. Furthermore in work progress, the percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation can be considered a feasible and effective nonsurgical alternative treatment for symptomatic secondary hyperparathyroidism in high-risk patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianpaolo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carrafiello
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Laganà
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mangini
authors.forename: Gianlorenzo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dionigi
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rovera
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Carcano
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cuffari
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fugazzola
mesh_terms: D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014463:Ultrasonography