Video-assisted mediastinoscopic resection of ectopic parathyroid adenoma

Hyperparathyroidism can induce fatal complications in long-term hemodialysis patients. Approximately 20% of patients with hyperparathyroidism have ectopic mediastinal parathyroid glands, and the locations of 2% require a median sternotomy or thoracotomy. A 68-year-old man with an ectopic parathyroid...

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Published in:Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals 2012-12, Vol.20 (6), p.731-733
Main Authors: Yutaka, Yojiro, Omasa, Mitsugu, Shikuma, Kei, Taki, Toshihiko
Format: Article
Language:English
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Choristoma - surgery
Humans
Lymphatic Diseases - surgery
Male
Mediastinoscopy - methods
Parathyroid Neoplasms - surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
Thymus Gland
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Summary:Hyperparathyroidism can induce fatal complications in long-term hemodialysis patients. Approximately 20% of patients with hyperparathyroidism have ectopic mediastinal parathyroid glands, and the locations of 2% require a median sternotomy or thoracotomy. A 68-year-old man with an ectopic parathyroid gland in the thymus, underwent total resection via a video-assisted mediastinoscopic approach, which provides a less invasive surgical approach.
ISSN:0218-4923
1816-5370
DOI:10.1177/0218492312447142