A Prospective Evaluation of Novel Methods to Intraoperatively Distinguish Parathyroid Tissue Utilizing a Parathyroid Hormone Assay

Outpatient minimally invasive parathyroidectomy: A combination of sestamibi-SPECT localization, cervical block anesthesia, and intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay

Herbert Chen, Lori J. Sokoll, Robert Udelsman · Surgery · 1999 · 339 citations · Full text

Medicine, Anesthesiology, Surgery +17

Intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing improves cure rates in patients undergoing minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

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Medicine, Perioperative Medicine, Surgery +15

A Comprehensive Evaluation of Perioperative Adjuncts During Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy

Herbert Chen, Eberhard Mack, James R. Starling · Annals of Surgery · 2005 · 215 citations · Full text

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The Reasons for Failure in Parathyroid Operations

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Radioguided Parathyroidectomy Is Equally Effective for Both Adenomatous and Hyperplastic Glands

Herbert Chen, Eberhard Mack, James R. Starling · Annals of Surgery · 2003 · 153 citations · Full text

Medicine, Radiology, Surgery +17