Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery

Several minimally invasive procedures have been described over the past 3 years for the treatment of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). These techniques (totally endoscopic, video assisted and radio guided) have been demonstrated to be feasible and safe, but the surgeon should be well trained to obtain the best results with these approaches. Not all patients are eligible for minimally invasive procedures. The results are comparable to...