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Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with ultrasonographically guided percutaneous radiofrequency
Gianpaolo Carrafiello1, Domenico Laganà, Monica Mangini
1Department of Radiology, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy.
Abstract:
We present a case of a 63-year-old woman with a recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism hyperplasia with absolute contraindication for surgery, treated in 2 sessions with percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation. The complete pathologic tissue ablation was confirmed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography performed before and after the treatment and by clinical and laboratory follow-up. Furthermore in work progress, the percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation can be considered a feasible and effective nonsurgical alternative treatment for symptomatic secondary hyperparathyroidism in high-risk patients.