Parathyroid Reoperation

Parathyroid reoperation challenges the technical skills of the surgeon, the confidence of the diagnosis and the ability to identify the various disease entities requiring different surgical strategies. This book summarizes recent aspects of parathyroid reoperation. It emphasizes the means for adequate diagnosis of primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, aspects on features of sporadic versus familial disease, as well as current knowledge of parathyroid pathophysiology and pathology. It examines details of parathyroid anatomy, methods of preoperative glandular localization, causes of failed primary surgery and technical aspects of reoperation in parathyroid diseases. The content is particulary important because it represents a summary of knowledge on the parathyroid glands, allowing operations to be performed with greater effectiveness and rare complications.