Combined transcervical and thoracoscopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma resection

• Published in: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals Vol. 24; no. 6; pp. 593 - 596
• Main Authors: Siddiqi, Mohammad Salman, Al Badai, Yahya, Al Kemyani, Nasser A, Al Kindi, Adil H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.07.2016
• Subjects: Adenoma - pathology; Adenoma - surgery; Choristoma; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology; Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery; Middle Aged; Parathyroid Glands; Parathyroid Neoplasms - pathology; Parathyroid Neoplasms - surgery; Parathyroidectomy - methods; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Tomography, Emission-Computed; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Thoracic surgery; video-assisted; Parathyroid neoplasms; Adenoma; Parathyroidectomy; Hyperparathyroidism

The routine approach for excision of a parathyroid adenoma is transcervical, but this approach is inadequate when the gland is located in the mediastinum. Traditionally, these cases have required a sternotomy or thoracotomy. We used a combined transcervical and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery a...