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BackgroundPrimary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is one of the most common endocrine disorders, defined by hypersecretion of parathormone. Primary HPT can be caused by adenoma, hyperplasia, and carcinoma. A great amount of mechanisms contribute to the pathogenesis of this disease, such as genetic predispositions because of the germline‐inactivating mutations in the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (...
BackgroundTransoral robotic surgery has been used with increasing frequency for oropharyngeal malignancies. We present the first known case of a transoral robotic‐assisted parathyroidectomy.
Methods/ResultsA 77‐year‐old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism was suspected of having a parathyroid adenoma. After several nonlocalizing single photon emission CT/CT sestamibi scans, a neck ultrasound revealed...
BackgroundIntraneural parathyroid adenomas are rare, with only 9 cases of intravagal adenomas reported. All but one of the reported cases was found after multiple neck explorations. To the best of our knowledge, we report the first case of nonsupernumerary ectopic intravagal parathyroid identified at primary exploration.
Methods and ResultsA 17‐year‐old girl with primary hyperparathyroidism and nephrolithiasis...
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