The intraoperative mini gamma camera in primary hyperparathyroidism surgery.

Introduction And Objectives: The evolution of primary hyperparathyroidism surgical treatment has been improved by the arrival of new techniques that allow for better parathyroid gland tracking. A mini gamma camera has recently been developed that makes it possible to take intraoperative parathyroid gammagraphies. The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of this technique.

[Methodology for evaluation of malignancy screening in surgical thyroid gland disease].

Introduction: We review a methodology for detection of malignancy in thyroid gland surgery, comparing clinical exploration, ultrasonography, gammagraphy, fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and extemporaneous biopsy with the definitive pathological results.

Material And Methods: We carried out a retrospective study on a sample of 433 (N=433) patients who had been intervened due to thyroid gland disease at the same ENT centre between 1999 and 2004. We collected information focusing on the characteristics of cervical exploration, ultrasonography, gammagraphy, FNA, extemporaneous biopsy and definitive pathological results.

[Laryngeal paraganglioma: diagnosis and treatment. A propos of a case].

Paragangliomas of the larynx (LPG) are unusual neuroendocrine tumors that are seen as a vascular submucosal mass, with a female predilection. We add another case of LPG to the 77 previously reported in the literature. We present the clinical, radiologic, and surgical features of a supraglottic LPG seen in a 40-year-old woman with a 8-month history of slowly progressive hoarseness.