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<p>The function of parathyroid gland is affected by a wide spectrum of diseases, among them primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common. In about 85% of the patients a solitary parathyroid adenoma is the cause of the hyperparathyroidism. Surgical removal of pathologically changed gland is a treatment of choice, usually performed by miniinvasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy.</p>
<p>In this article the authors review current knowledge, research state, and present some cases of this operation at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and University Hospital Martin, Martin, Slovakia.</p>
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The function of parathyroid gland is affected by a wide spectrum of diseases, among them primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common. In about 85% of the patients a solitary parathyroid adenoma is the cause of the hyperparathyroidism. Surgical removal of pathologically changed gland is a treatment of choice, usually performed by miniinvasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy.
In this article the authors review current knowledge, research state, and present some cases of this operation at the Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University and University Hospital Martin, Martin, Slovakia.

Radio-guided miniinvasive surgery of solitary parathyroid adenoma as a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery

Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin, Comenius University in Bratislava, and Martin University Hospital

Acta Medica Martiniana

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The function of parathyroid gland is affected by a wide spectrum of diseases, among them primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common. In about 85% of the...

Radio-guided miniinvasive surgery of solitary parathyroid adenoma as a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 64 - 70

Received: Feb 08, 2019

Accepted: Apr 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0009

Keywords
adenoma, hyperparathyroidism, miniinvasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy

© 2019 Janosova V et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Radio-guided miniinvasive surgery of solitary parathyroid adenoma as a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism

Published Online: Jul 27, 2019

Page range: 64 - 70

Received: Feb 08, 2019

Accepted: Apr 10, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acm-2019-0009

Keywordsadenoma, hyperparathyroidism, miniinvasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy

© 2019 Janosova V et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
adenoma, hyperparathyroidism, miniinvasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy