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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Resection of an elusive parathyroid adenoma in the aortopulmonary window.

Sophie Bondje, Felicity Kaplan, Fausto Palazzo, Tara Barwick

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Surgical Management of Mediastinal Ectopic Parathyroids.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Sophie BondjeGeneral Surgery, NHS Highland, Inverness, UK sophie.bondje@nhs.scot.
Felicity KaplanEndocrinology, East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, Stevenage, UK.
Fausto PalazzoThyroid and Endocrine Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
Tara BarwickDepartment of Imaging, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK.
East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust · GBImperial College Healthcare NHS Trust · GBImperial College London · GBNHS Highland · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the most common cause of hypercalcaemia and is caused by a single parathyroid adenoma in the neck in 85% or more of patients. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines published in May 2019 advise that preoperative imaging is offered prior to parathyroid surgery for PHPT if it will inform surgical approach. If imaging, typically a neck ultrasound and a second modality that may use ionising radiation, does not identify the adenoma or is discordant, it is advised that surgery is performed by a surgeon with expertise in the management of unlocalised parathyroid disease.The cure rate in such cases is over 96%. Occasionally, however, PHPT cure can be challenging.A woman in her late 40s presented with bilateral renal calculi and was found to have PHPT. Following false positive imaging and three non-curative surgical procedures, removal of a supernumerary ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the aortopulmonary window via sternotomy achieved definitive cure.

Indexed as

Parathyroid NeoplasmsDiagnostic ImagingFemaleHumansNeckParathyroidectomyParathyroid GlandsParathyroid HormoneParathyroid HormoneCardiothoracic surgeryEndocrine systemEndocrinologyHead and neck surgery

Identifiers

PMID36759046
PMCPMC9923292
OpenAlexW4319787640

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