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Establishment of a Simple and Effective Rat Model for Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland Imaging
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy]
M Acosta-Feria1, M J Amaya-García, J M Martos
1Unidad de Cirugía Endocrina, Servicio de Cirugía General, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain. TE_BA@Hotmail.com
Abstract:
Primary hyperparathyroidism during pregnancy is a pathological entity with an unknown incidence that presents certain physiological, therapeutic and prognostic characteristics leading to greater difficulty in diagnosis and a high risk of complications. We present the case of a 16-week pregnant woman who presented with asymptomatic hypercalcemia secondary to a solitary parathyroid adenoma. Since conservative measures produced no improvement, surgery was performed in the second trimester of pregnancy, with satisfactory pre- and postnatal results. Surgery in the second trimester constitutes a safe alternative to conservative treatment.
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