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Endoscopic parathyroidectomy using a three-port submental approach.
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- Comparison of Quality of Life between Patients Undergoing Submental Endoscopic Thyroidectomy and Conventional Thyroidectomy: A Prospective Controlled Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Transoral endoscopic parathyroidectomy vestibular approach (TOEPVA) for primary hyperparathyroidism: Turkey's experience.Surgical endoscopy · 2022Article
- Advances in the treatment of secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Review
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Abstract
purposeThe three-port submental endoscopic approach and its variations were introduced in 2016 and have been used for thyroidectomy since. However, there has been no report of this approach being used for parathyroidectomy [1, 2]. The objective of this paper was thus to report our experience using a three-port submental approach for endoscopic parathyroidectomy in challenging cases such as tertiary parathyroidism.
methodsWe compared the outcomes before and after endoscopic removal of the parathyroid glands using a three-port submental endoscopic approach.
resultsEndoscopic subtotal parathyroidectomy was performed using submental approach in five patients with tertiary hyperparathyroidism from January 2018 to June 2019. The parathyroid hormone levels of the patients dropped significantly after undergoing subtotal parathyroidectomy (mean difference 2260 pg/ml; 95% CI 1883.74 to 2636.65), as did calcium levels (mean difference 2.84 mg/dl; 95% CI 1.90 to 3.78). No major adverse events occurred in this study.
conclusionsSubmental approach parathyroidectomy allows for visualization of all parathyroid glands. Surgical scarring was minor and was hidden under the chin. The surgical outcomes were promising, and there were no major complications.
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