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Preoperative Parathyroid Identification by Ultrasonic Scan
Author(s) -
Bambach C. P.,
Riley J. W.,
Picker R. H.,
Reeve T. S.,
Middletonh W. R. J.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb131495.x
Subject(s) - ultrasonic sensor , hyperparathyroidism , radiology , medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , surgery
A preliminary report of the use of ultrasonic scans to locate parathyroid tissue before neck exploration is presented. Three patients suffering from hyperparathyroidism had abnormal parathyroid tissue located before surgery. These findings were confirmed at operation. The role of ultrasonic scans of the neck before exploration is discussed.