Parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction: a report of a case.

Govindaraj, Satish; Wasserman, Jared; Rezaee, Rod; Pearl, Adam; Bergman, Donald A; Wang, Beverly Y; Urken, Mark L · Head Neck · 2003

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction, although uncommon, is an entity that has been previously reported in the literature; however, the influence of intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring on therapeutic management has not been reported. We present a case of parathyroid autoinfarction that is unique in that it applies a new technology to parathyroid surgery: intraoperative PTH monitoring. Intraoperative PTH monitoring aided in the successful surgical management of this patient. Intraoperative PTH monitoring can serve as a therapeutic adjunct in the surgical management of parathyroid adenoma autoinfarction.

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