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See Latest ArticlesSpurious decline in intraoperative parathyroid hormone: false positives in parathyroid surgery
American Journal of Otolaryngology, 08/31/09
Sidell D et al. – The authors present a case of an inaccurate decline in intraoperative PTH and use this case report as a means to highlight some potential pitfalls of the test. Rapid PTH assays have become the mainstay of parathyroid surgery at many institutions; however, despite their accuracy, false–positive results are known to occur.
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