Parathyroid Surgery: Traditional Open and Minimally Invasive Approaches

Parathyroid surgery or parathyroidectomy is often performed to remove a hyperactive parathyroid gland. Animation goes over how it is performed both in the traditional open approach where all 4 parathyroid glands can be exposed as well as a minimally invasive approach (1:22).

Video produced by Dr. Chris Chang:
https://www.FauquierENT.net

Animation made with Dr. Christopher Lansford:
https://www.doctorlansford.com

Watch video on all the possible different locations a parathyroid gland can be found:
https://youtu.be/rcRDr0FTonw

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