Minimally invasive radioguided parathyroidectomy.

The recent development of radioguided parathyroidectomy has allowed parathyroidectomy to be quickly performed by a significantly less invasive procedure. Radioguided parathyroidectomy is also likely to decrease operation time, risk of complications, hospital stay, and the overall cost of patient care, result in a smaller scar and rapid, nearly pain-free recovery, and allow local anesthesia. Despite these apparent benefits, a case-control study showed no distinct advantages of employing intraoperative sestamibi identification during parathyroidectomy.