Minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy: long-term results with the ‘low 99mTc-sestamibi protocol’

Nuclear Medicine Communications

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 709-713

  Rubello, Domenico ^a   Mariani, Giuliano ^b   Al Nahhas, Adil ^c  

^a ULSS 18   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High resolution neck ultrasonography; Intraoperative probe; Minimally invasive radio guided surgery; Primary hyperparathyroidism; Sestamibi

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATION DURATION; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOSURGERY; RELAPSE; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; HYPOCALCEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; PARATHYROID NEOPLASMS; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33747066096     PISSN: 01433636     EISSN: 14735628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mnm.0000230071.54318.28     Document Type: Article

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