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- Title
Thoracic Exploration for Mediastinal Parathyroids requires a Multidisciplinary Approach.
- Authors
Mitchell, Jamie C.; Milas, Mira; Berber, Eren; Siperstein, Allan; Shin, Joyce; Rice, Thomas; Mihaljevic, Tomislav; Mason, David
- Abstract
Mediastinal parathyroid disease requiring a thoracic surgical approach is a rare and challenging clinical entity. The objective of this study was to review our experience treating these patients, highlighting the importance of a multidisciplinary approach. Seven patients required a thoracic approach for mediastinal parathyroid disease between 1999 and 2010. All patients achieved biochemical cure with varying combinations of preoperative and intraoperative localizing studies interpreted by a multidisciplinary team, including radiologists, thoracic and endocrine surgeons, being required in each patient
- Subjects
THORACIC surgery; PARATHYROID gland diseases; CLINICAL trials; RADIOLOGISTS; ENDOCRINE diseases
- Publication
World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 3, p87
- ISSN
0975-5039
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10002-1105