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Parathyroid Gland Diseases

Health Encyclopedia: Parathyroidectomy

Definition

Parathyroidectomy is surgery to remove parathyroid glands or parathyroid tumors.

Alternative Names

Removal of parathyroid gland; Parathyroid gland removal

Description

Parathyroidectomy is done while you are under general anesthesia (unconscious and pain-free). Sometimes it is done with regional anesthesia (awake, but pain-free). The surgeon makes a cut in the neck just under the Adam's apple and locates the four parathyroid glands.

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Health Guide

Parathyroidectomy

...parathyroid gland; Parathyroid gland removal Read more »

Parathyroid cancer

Parathyroid cancer isa malignant (cancerous)growth in a parathyroid gland. Alternative Names Parathyroid carcinoma Causes, incidence, and risk factors The... Read more »

Primary hyperparathyroidism

... Parathyroid-related hypercalcemia Causes, incidence, and risk factors The parathyroid glands are located at the front and base of the neck at the four corners of the... Read more »

Hypoparathyroidism

...hormone (PTH) regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in bone and blood. PTH is made by four small parathyroid glands located in the neck behind the thyroid gland. Hypoparathyroidism occurs... Read more »

Calcium: urine

...screen for or monitor diseases of the bone or calcium regulation disorders (that is, diseases of the parathyroid gland or kidneys). Urinary calcium levels aid the clinician in understanding how... Read more »

Images

Parathyroid Glands - See a Diagram of the Parathyroid Glands

Parathyroid Glands - View parathyroid glands in the neck... Read more »

Medications

Forteo SubQ Uses and How to Use

This medication is used in women after menopause and in men to treat bone weakening... Read more »

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