With the advances in preoperative localization studies and greater public demand minimally invasive surgical techniques have been practiced over the last decades. Different techniques for minimally-invasive parathyroidectomy have been established that includes minimally invasive radio-guided parathyroidectomy (MI-RP), video-assisted parathyroidectomy (VAP), video-assisted parathyroidectomy through a lateral approach (VAP-LA) and purely endoscopic parathyroidectomy (EP). This article provides an overview of some of the minimally invasive techniques used for parathyroid surgery.
Identification of parathyroid glands along with the excision of pathological parathyroid tissue through bilateral neck exploration (BNE) approach is a standard treatment for hyperparathyroidism. Although this approach offers minimal morbidity, an alternate method that reduces the disability associated with surgery…
