Dr Carrafiello and associates reported a case titled ''Treatment of secondary
hyperparathyroidism with ultrasonographically guided percutaneous radiofrequency …

Parathyroid adenoma is a major cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Treatment usually
involves the surgical removal of one or more parathyroid glands. However, specific …

We compared the efficacy and safety of ultrasound (US)-guided radiofrequency ablation
(RFA) and parathyroidectomy (PTX) for the treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism …

Methods MIP was performed on 454 of 496 patients (91.5%) with PHPT. In 170 patients
(37.4%), MIP was accomplished under local anesthesia. This procedure was elected when …

Twenty of 31 consecutive ultrasound examined patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
were selected for treatment with ultrasound-guided percutaneous injection of ethanol (96%) …

Background: Microwave ablation (MWA) is an effective treatment for severe secondary
hyperparathyroidism (SHPT), but it can also be used for mild-to-moderate secondary …

Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by inappropriately high secretion of parathyroid
hormone (PTH) by 1 or more enlarged parathyroid glands (1). Diagnosis of primary …

Introduction and objectives Radioguided surgery is a minimally invasive surgical technique
for the treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism. The goals of our study were to evaluate the …

Background Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become a well-accepted
treatment for selected patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). However, few …

Introduction: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is a serious and common problem in
patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Minimally invasive microwave ablation …