Mediastinoscopic extirpation of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid gland.

Ohno, K; Kuwata, K; Yamasaki, Y; Yamasaki, H; Hatanaka, N; Yamamoto, S · Ann Thorac Surg · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We report a case of a 50-year-old man with hyperparathyroidism secondary to chronic renal failure who underwent extirpation of a mediastinal ectopic parathyroid gland by a transcervical approach under mediastinoscopy. This procedure provides an excellent approach to the mediastinal ectopic parathyroid gland, and is less invasive than median sternotomy or thoracotomy.

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