title: Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma with osteitis fibrosis cystica: robot-assisted thoracic surgical resection.
abstract: Mediastinal parathyroid adenomas can be resected by sternotomy or video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Robot-assisted thoracic surgical approaches have recently been described. We report robot-assisted thoracic surgical resection of a mediastinal parathyroid in a morbidly obese patient. Additional comorbidities included multiple pathological fractures related to hypercalcemia. Intraoperative parathyroid hormone levels confirmed successful removal of the adenoma. Hungry bone syndrome developed after surgery but eventually resolved. Robot-assisted thoracic surgery avoided the need for sternotomy and associated concerns related to poor bone healing. Robot-assisted thoracic surgery has potential advantages over video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery in patients with obesity because of easier instrument articulation within the thoracic cavity rather than at the chest wall.
authors.affiliation: From the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA USA.
authors.forename: Praveen
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sridhar
authors.forename: Devin W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Steenkamp
authors.forename: Stephanie L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Michael I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ebright
authors.forename: Virginia R
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Litle
authors.forename: Hiran C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Fernando
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000209:etiology*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone