Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism: the case for giving up quick intraoperative PTH assay in favor of routine measurement the morning after

Ann Surg. 2005 Dec;242(6):904; author reply 904-5. doi: 10.1097/01.sla.0000190106.74571.b9.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / blood
  • Hyperparathyroidism / surgery*
  • Immunoassay / economics
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Luminescent Measurements / economics
  • Monitoring, Intraoperative
  • Parathyroid Hormone / blood*
  • Parathyroidectomy*
  • Postoperative Period
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Parathyroid Hormone