Feasibility and long-term results of focused radioguided parathyroidectomy using a "low" 37 MBq (1 mCi) 99mTc-sestamibi protocol

International Seminars in Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rubello, Domenico ^a   Al Nahhas, Adil ^b   Mariani, Giuliano ^c   Gross, Milton D ^d   Rampin, Lucia ^a   Pelizzo, Maria Rosa ^e  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADUA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID SCINTISCANNING; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PROBABILITY; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SURGEON; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749437459     PISSN: 14777800     EISSN: 14777800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7800-3-30     Document Type: Review

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