Journal Reviews

Minimal or not so minimal?

1 March 2017 | | parathyroidectomy, Parathyroid adenoma, Primary hyperparathyroidism, Minimally invasive surgery, Video-assisted, cervicotomy

Parathyroidectomy is usually a straightforward technique when the target gland has been accurately determined. Surgical excision is usually through a small midline incision. With the advent of video assisted surgery, trials have been made to use this technique in parathyroidectomy....

Parathyroid pearls

1 March 2017 | | parathyroid surgery, hyperparathyroidism, minimally invasive parathyroid surgery, parathyroid imaging

This article serves to deliver some pearls of wisdom in parathyroid surgery for the ‘low volume parathyroid surgeon’. They have been divided into those relating to the preoperative diagnosis, imaging and localisation techniques and surgical difficulties. Recognised sources of error...