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Establishment of a Simple and Effective Rat Model for Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland Imaging
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Reoperation because of ectopic parathyroid adenoma with previous removal of lipothymoma. Importance of
V Pino Rivero1, C G Pantoja Hernández, A González Palomino
1Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
Abstract:
Sometimes the surgery of hyperparathyroidism is not easy and the surgical team find difficulties to locate the pathological gland or glands. We report a case of primary hyperparathyroidism due to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma which required two interventions. First we removed what it seems an adenoma but resulted to be a lipotimoma. In the reintervention practiced one week later, having then the rapid or turbo intraoperative PTH and previous digital scintigraphy, it was possible to remove an adenoma histologically confirmed, with 3,5 cm diameter located in depth to right thyroid lobe towards the superior mediastinal straits. The postoperative evolution of the patient was satisfactory and no complications were registered.
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