Dr I Y Olchs
Parathyroidectomy is usually performed to treat hyperparathyroidism (abnormal over-functioning of the parathyroid glands).
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.
Parathyroidectomy is an operation performed most commonly by a general surgeon, or occasionally by an otolaryngologist, in the operating room of a hospital.
What type of physician performs the surgery?Is the surgeon board certified in head and neck surgery?How many parathyroidectomy procedures has the surgeon performed?What is the surgeon's complication rate?
Parathyroidectomy is the removal of one or more parathyroid glands.
Incidence rates vary between 25 and 50 per 100,000 persons.
The incidence of parathyroidectomy rises after age 40.
Parathyroidectomy is usually done to treat hyperparathyroidism (abnormal over-functioning of the parathyroid glands).
The medical term for the surgical removal of the four small glands in the neck region is "parathyroidectomy." This procedure is typically performed to treat hyperparathyroidism, a condition characterized by overactive parathyroid glands.
Parathyroidectomy should only be done when other non-operative methods have failed to control the patient's hyperparathyroidism.
The number of parathyroidectomy procedures has risen due to routine measurement of calcium in the blood.
Infection of the surgical incision may occur, as it may in any operative procedure, but this is uncommon in parathyroidectomy.