title: How many criteria does it take to remove a single parathyroid gland?
authors: Office of Surgical Education, Baystate Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Springfield, Massachusetts 01199, USA. nicholas.coe@bhs.org
authors: Nicholas P W
authors: NP
authors: Coe
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi