Posted May 17th, 2019
In this particular video, the patient had a rare condition called parathyroid hyperplasia (3%) where all 4 parathyroid glands are enlarged. In this case, three and a half parathyroid glands were removed. Half a gland is left to prevent the calcium from falling too low.
A Gamma probe can also be used to confirm if a parathyroid gland is overactive.
