| Literature DB >> 16773015 |
Gianpaolo Carrafiello1, Domenico Laganà, Monica Mangini, Gianlorenzo Dionigi, Francesca Rovera, Giulio Carcano, Salvatore Cuffari, Carlo Fugazzola.
Abstract
We present a case of a 63-year-old woman with a recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism hyperplasia with absolute contraindication for surgery, treated in 2 sessions with percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation. The complete pathologic tissue ablation was confirmed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography performed before and after the treatment and by clinical and laboratory follow-up. Furthermore in work progress, the percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation can be considered a feasible and effective nonsurgical alternative treatment for symptomatic secondary hyperparathyroidism in high-risk patients.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16773015 DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200604000-00014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech ISSN: 1530-4515 Impact factor: 1.719