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Are Parathyroid Imaging Tests Needed Before Surgery?

April 26, 2017imaging needed parathyroid surgery tests

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Are Parathyroid Imaging Tests Needed Before Surgery?

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The National Institutes of Health panel recommended against the use of expensive imaging tests to locate benign tumors before initial surgery. Research shows that such tests do not improve the success rate of surgery, which is about 95 percent when performed by experienced surgeons. Localization tests are useful in patients having a second operation for recurrent or persistent hyperparathyroidism.