Use of methylene blue and near-infrared fluorescence in thyroid and parathyroid surgery

PURPOSE: Intraoperative localisation and preservation of parathyroid glands improves outcomes following thyroid and parathyroid surgery. This can be facilitated by fluorescent imaging and methylene blue; a fluorophore is thought to be taken up avidly by parathyroid glands. This preliminary study aim...

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Autores principales: Hillary, Sarah L., Guillermet, Stephanie, Brown, Nicola J., Balasubramanian, Sabapathy P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2017
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29230539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-017-1641-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805804/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29230539
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00423-017-1641-2

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