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Persistent primary hyperparathyroidism: successful ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol ablation of an occult
J W Charboneau1, I D Hay, J A van Heerden
1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.
Mayo Clinic Proceedings
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous ethanol ablation of a small occult parathyroid adenoma was successfully performed in a patient with persistent primary hyperparathyroidism. This procedure may be an alternative to reoperation for patients in whom surgical treatment is contraindicated or who have an unacceptable risk of postoperative morbidity.