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Procurement of Parathyroid Glands from Living Donor Pigs and Ex Vivo Identification
Published on: August 1, 2025
[Current status and consideration of parathyroid autotransplantation]
1Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Thyroid and Parathyroid Diseases, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
Abstract:
Hypoparathyroidism is one of the most common complications of thyroid surgery. Permanent hypoparathyroidism would bring great pain to patients, seriously affect the postoperative quality of life, is becoming the source of medical disputes. Parathyroid autotransplantation can effectively reduce the incidence of postoperative permanent hypoparathyroidism. However, there are still some dispute about the choice, including the time, the number, the method and the location of parathyroid autotransplantation, which need to be further researched. As a result, the program and survival rate of parathyroid autotransplantation will be optimized and improved, respectively.
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