Video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) for surgical resection of ectopic parathyroid adenoma

Video-assisted mediastinoscopy (VAM) for surgical resection of ectopic parathyroid adenoma

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas or hyperplasia account for up to 25% of primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT). Two percent of them are not accessible by standard cervical surgical approaches. Surgical resection has traditionally...

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Main Authors: Lansdown Mark, Papagiannopoulos Kostas, Milton Richard, Menon Ashvini, Tcherveniakov Peter, Thorpe James AC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/2/1/41

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