Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism: The Surgical ... - UW Health
Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism: The Surgical ... - UW Health
Treatment of Hyperparathyroidism: The Surgical ... - UW Health
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SURGERYFind parathryoid, remove<strong>The</strong> surgeon will then insert the gamma probe through the incision to zoom in onthe location <strong>of</strong> the parathyroid tissue inside the neck. (<strong>The</strong> closer the probe tothe parathyroid, the higher the radioactive count).At this point, a blood test will be done to get a baseline measurement <strong>of</strong>parathyroid hormone (PTH) in your blood.Previous StepMENU