What can I expect during surgery of hyperparatyroidism?
hyperparathyroidism occurs when one or more of the four parathyroid glands become excessively active and produces excess parathyroid hormone (PTH). Treatment is surgery of hyperparatyroidism to remove all hyperactive parathyroid glands. Conventional surgery of hyperparatyroidism may be used, but often a technique known as minimally invasive radiogurided parathyroid surgery (MIRP) is preferred. There are two body glands on the left side of the neck and the other two are on the right side. Parathyroid glands produce PTH, which helps maintain healthy blood calcium and phosphorus levels. A healthy parathorreel gland is the size of a grain of rice, while an excessively active bodarón gland increases to about the size of the almond. The cause of hyperparathyroidism is unknown .endocrinologist will cut 5 to 7 inches in the neck (about 13- to 18 cm). All bodies are examined and enlarged, hyperactive. If all four glands are enlarged, then a small part of one of the glands is intact toShe continued to produce PTH. This operation usually lasts two to six hours and requires a stay in a hospital for one to three days.
minimally invasive radioguridated parathyroid surgery has significantly improved surgical treatment of hyperparathyroidism. In this procedure, SEPAMIBI scan is used to radioactive to indicate excessive body before surgery. During the scanning of the SEMIBI, a safe, radioactive designated protein of the default, where it accumulates at higher speeds in excessive body than healthy body glands. All parathyroid glands are reviewed using a camera that detects radiation and accurate placement of non -functional and radioactive parathoreosis is identified before surgery.
Placing the excess parathyroid gland is known in advance with MIRP, so that only 1 inches (2.5 cm) are required to remove the non -functional gland. Inside the cut is a pocket radioactive probe, awould be certain that the right parathore gland was placed. The ride is then removed and the area is re -checked by the probe to be sure that all radioactive material was extracted.
Mirp is done by sedative and local anesthesia. This form of surgery of hyperparatyroidism usually takes an hour and no stay in the hospital is required. A small dressing is placed over a cut for one week.
People with hyperparatyroidism often will not have symptoms and the problem will be discovered by a routine blood test for calcium levels. In some cases, however, symptoms may include fatigue, depression, constipation, nausea and vomiting, memory damage and confusion. Hyperparathyroidism is confirmed by the blood test for PTH and calcium.