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Results 1 - 7 of 7 for Parathyroidectomy
  1. Parathyroid gland removal 
    Parathyroidectomy is surgery to remove the parathyroid glands or parathyroid tumors. The parathyroid glands are right behind ... glands are. Types of surgery include: Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. You may receive a shot of a very ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002931.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Parathyroidectomy - series (image) 
    Parathyroidectomy is recommended when one or more of the parathyroid glands are producing excessive amounts of parathyroid ... The incision is then closed. In a partial parathyroidectomy, 1 to 3 of the glands are removed, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100093_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Parathyroidectomy (image) 
    In a parathyroidectomy procedure a small horizontal incision is created just under the Adam's apple to get access to the parathyroid ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/9008.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Parathyroid cancer 
    Parathyroid cancer is a rare cancer that usually affects people in their forties or fifties and occurs in one of the four parathyroid glands. The parathyroid glands ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/parathyroid-cancer - Genetics
  5. Mineral and Bone Disorder in Chronic Kidney Disease From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    ... calcitriol, calcium, phosphorus, parathyroid hormone, PTH, hyperparathyroidism, HPT, parathyroidectomy, FGF23, bone growth, bone deformities, calcification, kidney failure, ...
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../kidney-disease/mineral-bone-disorder - External Health Links
  6. Primary Hyperparathyroidism From the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)  
    Parathyroid Disorders/Start Here ... Parathyroid Disorders ... National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases ... From the National Institutes of Health
    https://www.niddk.nih.gov/.../primary-hyperparathyroidism - External Health Links
  7. Parathyroid Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most people have four pea-sized glands, called parathyroid glands, on the thyroid gland in the neck. Though their names are similar, the thyroid and parathyroid ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/parathyroiddisorders.html - Health Topics