Preoperative work-up and results of parathyroidectomy plus auto-transplantation for the elderly with secondary hyperparathyroidism

Background: Total parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism has low morbidity and mortality rates and requires a special workup in the preoperative period. Methods: Neck echography and technetium-99m-sestamibi scintigraphy were performed preoperatively. Cardiac echography, a thallium-201 m...

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Main Authors: Fong-Fu Chou, Shun-Yu Chi, Yi-Ju Wu, Yi-Chia Chan, Shun-Chen Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-02-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958423016159