title: Robot-assisted excision of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.
abstract: Robot-assisted excision of an ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the superior mediastinum was performed in a 57-year-old man. The mass was located by methoxyisobutylisonitrile scan and computed tomography. Identification of the ectopic parathyroid adenoma was facilitated by the 3-dimensional images of the da Vinci robotic system, and resection was achieved using EndoWrist instruments. Robot-assisted excision of parathyroid adenoma located in the relatively inaccessible superior mediastinum proved to be feasible.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong SAR, China.
authors.forename: Alexander P H
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: Innes Y P
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Randolph H L
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Michael K Y
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Hsin
authors.forename: Malcolm J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Underwood
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012371:Robotics / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome