Parathyroid biopsy

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Endocrine glands

Parathyroid biopsy

Overview

Risks

Results

Parathyroid biopsy

Alternative Names:

Biopsy - parathyroid

What the risks are:

Risks are those of general surgery:

Reaction to anesthesia
Excessive loss of blood
Infection

Additional risks specific to this surgery include the following:

Injury to the laryngeal nerve (the nerve to the vocal cords). This is extremely rare.
Hematoma (blood collection under the skin)
Breathing difficulty
Hypocalcemia (low blood calcium) as a response to lack of parathyroid stimulation related to the surgery

It is possible that the doctor may not be able to locate the parathyroid glands during the procedure.

Review Date: 7/14/2004
Reviewed By: Norman S. Kato, MD, Surgeon with the Cardiac Care Medical Group, Encino, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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