Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Embryology and Anatomy of the Parathyroid Glands

   • William R. Burns, Alan P. B. Dackiw

   Pages 1-8

3. Maximizing the Success of Initial Parathyroid Surgery

   • William S. Duke, David J. Terris

   Pages 9-21

4. Indications for Reoperative Parathyroidectomy

   • Michael C. Singer

   Pages 23-28

5. Reoperative Surgical Planning and Adjunct Localization Studies

   • Jonathon O. Russell, Salem I. Noureldine, Nafi Aygun, Ralph P. Tufano

   Pages 29-39

6. Surgical Algorithm for Recurrent and Peristent Hyperparathyroidism

   • Phillip K. Pellitteri

   Pages 41-51

7. Surgical Techniques and Pearls: The Unsuccessful Reoperation

   • Jeffrey M. Bumpous, Mary Worthen

   Pages 53-62

8. Back Matter

   Pages 63-65

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This text outlines the underlying reasons primary surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism may be unsuccessful as well as give tips on how to avoid this scenario. It also discusses the potential pitfalls in primary surgery that can lead to recurrent hyperparathyroidism, recognizing current localization techniques available for reoperative parathyroid surgery and their indications, and applying surgical algorithms for reoperative parathyroid surgery.

Reoperative Parathyroid Surgery: Tips for Success will serve as a useful resource for physicians and trainees dealing with this type of surgery and provide a concise yet comprehensive summary of the current status of the field that will help guide patient management.

• Parathyroid Glands
• Intraoperative Localization Techniques
• Imaging of the Parathyroid Glands
• Reoperative Parathyroidectomy
• Inherited Hyperparathyroidism
• Operative Planning and Reoperation
• head and neck surgery

• Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA

  Ralph P. Tufano

• Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Guthrie Health System, Sayre, USA

  Phillip K. Pellitteri

Ralph P. Tufano, MD, MBA, FACS

Charles W. Cummings M.D. Professor 

Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital Multidisciplinary Thyroid Tumor Center

Director of the Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery

Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Phillip K. Pellitteri DO, FACS

Chair, Department of Otolaryngology/HNS

Guthrie Clinic Ltd

Otolaryngologist in Chief, Robert Packer Hospital

Guthrie Health System

Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology/HNS

Temple University School of Medicine

Sayre, PA 

Jonathon O. Russell, MD

Instructor of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery

Division of Head and Neck Endocrine Surgery

Dept. of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD 

Salem I. Noureldine, MD

Postdoctoral Fellow

Division of Head & Neck Endocrine Surgery

Dept. of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD 

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