[Sclerotization of the parathyroid glands--description of a method]

The method of ultrasonically guided percutaneous 95% ethanol injection of enlarged parathyroid gland is presented. Treatment was performed on the patient who has been treated with chronic hemodialysis for eight years and developed the symptoms of secondary hyperparathyroidism and who has had one enlarged parathyroid gland detected with ultrasound and confirmed by cytology. One month later the symptoms subsided, the laboratory findings improved and ultrasound examination revealed the decreased volume of the parathyroid. The paper points out the value of this method in the treatment of hyperparathyroidism.