%0 Journal Article
%T PARATHYROID ADENOMA: IS SESTAMIBI SCINTIGRAPHY MANDATORY?
%A Chandrasekar Maharajan
%A Sucharitha Vedachalam
%J Otolaryngology Online Journal
%D 2013
%I Otolaryngology online
%X Localization of parathyroid adenoma using 99mTc scintigraphy is the standard of care. However, of late, ultrasound has been employed to this end with increasing frequency.1, 2, 3 The employment of intra-operative PTH estimation (IOPTH) has further augmented the cure rate of hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid adenomas.4 While ultrasound is widely available, scintigraphy is available only in tertiary health-care centres.With this background, a prospective study was conducted in the department of endocrine surgery of a tertiary care hospital to analyse the efficacy of surgeon-performed ultrasound (SPUS) in comparison to that of 99mTc Sestamibi scintigraphy in the localization of parathyroid adenomas.
%K Parathyroid adenoma
%K SESTAMIBI SCINTIGRAPHY
%K is it mandatory
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