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Outpatient Parathyroidectomy

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Most cases of primary hyperparathyroidism are caused by a single parathyroid adenoma. Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for parathyroid adenomas can be performed in the outpatient setting; patients are typically discharged from the recovery room within hours after surgery if they meet discharge criteria. This chapter reviews the concept of outpatient parathyroidectomy, optimal preoperative localization algorithms, patient selection criteria, technical surgical aspects, and safety and outcomes of outpatient parathyroidectomy.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA

    Mohamed Abdelgadir Adam M.D., Sanziana A. Roman M.D. & Julie A. Sosa M.D., M.A.

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Adam, M.A., Roman, S.A., Sosa, J.A. (2017). Outpatient Parathyroidectomy. In: Stack, Jr., B., Bodenner, D. (eds) Medical and Surgical Treatment of Parathyroid Diseases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26794-4_37

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