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What is the major risk in undergoing a parathyroidectomy?

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The major risk of parathyroidectomy is injury to the recurrent laryngeal nerve (a nerve that lies very near the parathyroid glands and serves the larynx or voice box).

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Infection of the surgical incision may occur, as it may in any operative procedure, but this is uncommon in parathyroidectomy.


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When is a parathyroidectomy needed?

Parathyroidectomy is usually done to treat hyperparathyroidism (abnormal over-functioning of the parathyroid glands).


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Parathyroidectomy should only be done when other non-operative methods have failed to control the patient's hyperparathyroidism.


What has caused the increase in the number of parathyroidectomy procedures?

The number of parathyroidectomy procedures has risen due to routine measurement of calcium in the blood.


When should a patient who suffers from hyperparathyroidism be considered for a parathyroidectomy?

Parathyroidectomy should only be performed when other non-operative methods have failed to control a person's hyperparathyroidism. To clarify, hyperparathyroidism is corrected ONLY by a parathyroidectomy. High calcium is a result, but not the only result of hyperparathyroidsim, so a parathyroidectomy should be performed only when all other possibilities of high calcium have been ruled out.


What medical professional is qualified to perform a parathyroidectomy?

Parathyroidectomy is an operation performed most commonly by a general surgeon, or occasionally by an otolaryngologist, in the operating room of a hospital.


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