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ba0003pp377 | Other diseases of bone and mineral metabolism | ECTS2014

Fine-needle aspiration with PTH measurement facilitates minimally invasive parathyroidectomy – report of two cases

Grigorie Daniel , Ioachim Dumitru , Stanescu Bogdan , Sucaliuc Alina , Caragheorgheopol Andra

Objective: Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become a frequently used strategy but it requires a precise preoperative localization and the use of intraoperative PTH to fulfill its benefits. The current localization techniques (ultrasonography, MIBI scan) have shortcomings and intraoperative PTH is not available in our country.Case presentation: We report the cases of two patients, females (63 and 55 years old), with clinical and biochemical ...