Intraoperative Autofluorescence Imaging for Parathyroid Gland Identification during Total Laryngectomy with Thyroidectomy.

Objective: Hypoparathyroidism is a known complication of total laryngectomy, although parathyroid preservation and/or reimplantation are not routine. Autofluorescence is a new technique for identifying parathyroid glands intraoperatively. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of autofluorescence in this context.