Diminished dose minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy: A case for radioguidance

American Surgeon

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 669-672

  You, Christopher J ^a   Zapas, John L ^b  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Cancer Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; METHOXY ISOBUTYL ISONITRILE TECHNETIUM TC 99M; PARATHYROID HORMONE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE RADIOGUIDED PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M SESTAMIBI; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548523999     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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