title: Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroid surgery: A literature review.
abstract: The minimally invasive approach to parathyroid glands represents an important field of application of radioguided surgery. As always happens, in all cases pertaining to hyper-specialized skills, scientific production has long been the prerogative of a few Authors, but the ever increasing technological diffusion, combined with excellent results often achieved, increases the interest in this technique. This is particularly true in the era of minimally invasive surgery. The Authors realize a review of the existing literature to allow an overall view of current knowledge on this particular topic and to guide future research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA; Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: vincenzodesiato@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Desiato
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: marcovmelis@libero.it.
authors.forename: Marcovalerio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Melis
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: bruno.amato@unina.it.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: tommasobianco85@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Tommaso
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bianco
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: aldorocca@hotmail.it.
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rocca
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: drmaurizioamato@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gquarto@unina.it.
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quarto
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University "Federico II" of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: gbenassa@unina.it.
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Benassai
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016634:Radiosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
keywords: 99mTc-sestamibi; Hyperparathyroidism; Minimally invasive; Parathyroid; Radioguided surgery; γ (gamma) probe