Treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism with ultrasonographically guided percutaneous radiofrequency thermoablation

Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech. 2006 Apr;16(2):112-6. doi: 10.1097/00129689-200604000-00014.

Abstract

We present a case of a 63-year-old woman with a recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism hyperplasia with absolute contraindication for surgery, treated in 2 sessions with percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation. The complete pathologic tissue ablation was confirmed by contrast-enhanced ultrasonography performed before and after the treatment and by clinical and laboratory follow-up. Furthermore in work progress, the percutaneous ultrasonographically guided radiofrequency tissue ablation can be considered a feasible and effective nonsurgical alternative treatment for symptomatic secondary hyperparathyroidism in high-risk patients.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Catheter Ablation / methods*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroidectomy / methods*
  • Ultrasonography