The amount of parathyroid tissue to be left behind is debatable. Good results have been obtained thus far if about a third of the total tissue is left in situ. After the procedure the serum ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

M.J. Paul, MS, Department of General Surgery and Endocrine Surgery, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Tamilnadu, India Deepak T. Abraham, MS, Department of General Surgery and Endocrine ...

Background: Parathyroid hormone (PTH) monitoring during the surgical procedure can confirm the removal of all hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, as the half-life of PTH is approximately 5 min.