Ultrasound-guided laser thermal ablation for parathyroid adenomas: Analysis of three cases with a three-year follow-up

Hormone Research

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 231-234

  Adda, G ^a   Scillitani, A ^b   Epaminonda, P ^a   Di Lembo, S ^a   Motta, F ^a   Cecconi, P ^a   Vecchi, G ^a   Arosio, M ^a,c   Chiodini, I ^a  

^a FATEBENEFRATELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Laser thermal ablation; Parathyroid tumors; Primary hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROID TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

ADENOMA; AGED; CALCIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; LASER COAGULATION; PARATHYROID HORMONE; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 33646111210     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000092404     Document Type: Article

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