Three new tools for parathyroid surgery: Expensive and unnecessary?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 198, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 349-351

  Ferzli, George ^a,b   Patel, Samir ^a   Graham, Andre ^a   Shapiro, Kenneth ^a   Li, Hung Kei ^a  

^a STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MEDICAL RECORD; OPERATION DURATION; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING; THYROPARATHYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1442286181     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2003.10.014     Document Type: Article

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