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Ultrasonography of the Parathyroid Glands

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Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA

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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common condition affecting approximately 100,000 new patients each year in the USA [1]. An apparent increase in the incidence was traced to the wide availability and the use of multichannel analyzers for routine testing. This has resulted in the early detection of subclinical disease since 1970[2]. The technological advancement in multichannel analyzers and the easy availability of biochemical testing have changed the disease presentation of PTHP. The majority of subjects presents well before onset of symptoms or end organ damage. In more than 85 % of these cases, a solitary adenoma is the cause of the problem. Accurate localization of the adenoma enables minimally invasive surgery to be performed, often as an outpatient surgery or with shortened hospitalization and recuperative times [3].

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  1. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Dev Abraham MD, MRCP

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  1. University of Central Florida, North Orange Ave. 2921, Orlando, 32804, Florida, USA

    H. Jack Baskin, Sr.

  2. Endocrinology Associates, North 3rd Avenue 3522, Phoenix, 85613, Arizona, USA

    Daniel S. Duick

  3. Thyroid Center of New Hampshire, Coliseum Avenue 5, Nashua, 03063, New Hampshire, USA

    Robert A. Levine

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Abraham, D. (2013). Ultrasonography of the Parathyroid Glands. In: Baskin, Sr., H., Duick, D., Levine, R. (eds) Thyroid Ultrasound and Ultrasound-Guided FNA. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4785-6_9

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