Parathyroid adenomas: Is bilateral neck exploration necessary?

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 396-399

  Kountakis, Stilianos E ^a   Maillard, Alberto J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

CANCER LOCALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032718360     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-0709(99)90080-7     Document Type: Review

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