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Title
Streamlining of intra-operative parathyroid hormone measurements for cure during parathyroidectomy.
Authors
Davis, Debra D; Tee, May C; Kowal, Julianna; Holmes, Daniel T; Wiseman, Sam M
Abstract
The timing of intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurements during parathyroidectomy for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism is quite variable. Although a 50% decrease after excision is considered predictive of cure, it is not known which combination of measurements is most useful.
Publication
American journal of surgery, 2013, Vol 205, Issue 5, p597