Background: Parathyroid hormone (PTH ... the possible impact of the measurement of intraoperative PTH 20 minutes after surgery. Methods: Between 2003 and 2012, 188 patients underwent a focused ...

People who develop hypoparathyroidism after thyroid cancer surgery may face a significantly higher risk of several long-term ...

On the morning of the surgery, Bersten had to wake up at 8 a.m. to do four hours of nuclear testing. After finding the tumor in his left parathyroid gland, he went straight in to have the two hour ...

Many individuals who need their thyroid or parathyroid glands removed are potential candidates for scarless thyroid surgery. Ideal candidates for this type of scarless thyroid surgery may have the ...

This can lead to dramatically lowered calcium levels, which can trigger tetany. After parathyroid surgery patients can experience low calcium. Sometimes tetany develops when someone has a known ...

At the Baylor College of Medicine Endocrine Surgery Clinics, Drs. Raymon Grogan, James W. Suliburk, Feibi Zheng and their team, specialize in the treatment of tumors of the thyroid, parathyroid and ...

Duration of surgery and related costs were only minimally ... the more difficult adenoma preparation in minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. The 20 minutes end-point seems to play a key role ...