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Intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay-cutting the Gordian knot

BACKGROUND: Hyperparathyroidism is treated by surgical excision of the hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland. In case of adenoma the single abnormal gland is removed, while in hyperplasias, a subtotal excision, that is, three-and-a-half of the four glands are removed. This therapeutic decision is made...

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Autores principales: Tampi, Chandralekha, Chavan, Nitin, Parikh, Deepak
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3987272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24741518
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.129113