Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgery for ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma

Background Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), caused by an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma, is uncommon. In the past, when the adenoma was not accessible from the neck, median sternotomy was advocated for safe and successful parathyroidectomy. Video‐assisted thoracoscopic surgical (VATS) pa...

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Main Authors: K. E. Isaacs, S. Belete, B. J. Miller, A. N. Di Marco, S. Kirby, T. Barwick, N. S. Tolley, J. R. Anderson, F. F. Palazzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2019-12-01
Series:BJS Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50207