Description: Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery: small incision, same day, outpatient surgery. Alexander Shifrin, MD, Surgical Director. Parathyroid Center at Jersey Shore Medical Center, State Route 33, Neptune, NJ 07754; Phone (732) 776-4770; Fax (732) 776- 3763
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Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery is the removal of one or several parathyroid adenomas through a small neck incision . The incision is placed in the natural skin crease.
Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery includes video-assisted or endoscopic parathyroidectomy, when surgeon uses camera to magnify the view. This technique makes the healing process faster and with minimum scar formation. In order to do minimally invasive approach we utilize intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring to determine the cure after the removal of parathyroid adenoma. About 85 % of the patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (click here to read about primary hyperparathyroidism) will
In order to perform minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, preoperative imaging studies are used to identify and accurately locate the affected parathyroid gland or glands.