Minimally Invasive Resection of Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma using SPECT/CT and Intact PTH Monitoring

Eur J Pediatr Surg 2011; 21(06): 399-400
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1283151

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C. W. Baird

¹Children’s Hospital Boston, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Boston, United States

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M. Parker

²Levine Children’s Hospital Carolina’s Healthcare System, Department of Endocrinology, Charlotte, United States

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N. Shah

²Levine Children’s Hospital Carolina’s Healthcare System, Department of Endocrinology, Charlotte, United States

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C. McKay

³Levine Children’s Hospital, Carolina’s Healthcare System, Pediatric Nephrology, Charlotte, United States

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