Clinical Presentation of Atypical Femur Fractures
All fractures are located along the femur from distal to lesser trochanter to proximal to supracondylar flare PLUS Major features: (four of five are required) – No trauma or minimal…
Epidemiology of Atypical Subtrochanteric and Femoral Shaft Fractures
Fig. 6.1 Classification of subtrochanteric and femoral shaft fractures The Use of Large Datasets in the Study of AFF There are several studies that have evaluated subtrochanteric and femoral shaft…
Preoperative Localization for Parathyroid Surgery in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Fig. 9.1 Echo-color-Doppler longitudinal view: left lower hyperplastic parathyroid (thick arrow); left lower thyroid lobe (thin arrow) Fig. 9.2 Echo-color-Doppler transversal view: left lower hyperplastic parathyroid (white arrow); common carotid…
Genetic Syndromes Associated with Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Syndromic Nonsyndromic MEN1 FIHPT MEN2 FHH MEN4 NSHPT HPT-JT ADMH ADMH, autosomal dominant moderate hyperparathyroidism; FHH, familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia; FIHPT, familial isolated hyperparathyroidism; HPT-JT, hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome; MEN, multiple endocrine…
Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Parathyroidectomy
Absolute contraindications Relative contraindications Previous neck surgerys Previous neck irradiation Large goiter Large adenoma (<3.5 cm) Parathyroid carcinoma Lack of preoperative localization MEN and familial pHPT MEN, multiple endocrine neoplasia…
Indications for Parathyroidectomy in End-Stage Renal Disease and After Renal Transplantation
Fig. 18.1 Number of PTx performed for sHPT in the 3rd General and Esophageal Surgical Unit, San Giovanni Battista Hospital, University of Turin, Italy from 1975 to 2014 Fig. 18.2…
Parathyroid Carcinoma
Fig. 15.1 MIBI scan (technetium and subtraction images): large inferior right parathyroid lesion that histologically proved to be parathyroid carcinoma. From [16] with permission Fig. 15.2 Surgical specimen: parathyroid carcinoma;…
Surgical Technique in Reoperations
Fig. 13.1 Multiple cervical scars in a patient with persistent primary hyperparathyroidism MEN1-related, after three previous failed operations due to incorrect diagnosis and inadequate surgical approach Moreover, both negative preoperative…
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Corrected total calcium or ionized calcium Both elevated or only free calcium Second or third PTH generation assays High or inappropriately normal 25-OH-vitamin D The deficit should be corrected to…
Patient Information for Surgery in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
© Springer-Verlag Italia 2016Guido Gasparri, Nicola Palestini and Michele Camandona (eds.)Primary, Secondary and Tertiary HyperparathyroidismUpdates in Surgery10.1007/978-88-470-5758-6_19 19. Patient Information for Surgery in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Pier Giorgio Nasi and Lodovico Rosato1 (1) Department of Surgery, ASL4, Ivrea…
