Parathyroid Glands - A Sacrosanct During Thyroidectomy

Prazwal Shrestha, Pirabu Sakthivel*, Kuldeep Thakur, Kapil Sikka, Chirom Amit Singh and Rajeev Kumar

Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India

^*Correspondance to: Pirabu Sakthivel 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.2701

Abstract

Understanding parathyroid gland anatomy and intraoperative attention to detail facilitates the identification of normal parathyroids during thyroidectomies. Parathyroid glands can be seen as distinct from surrounding neck tissues and thyroid gland through recognition of a number of different characteristics, which are critical for every thyroid surgeon to know. Herein we describe the normal characteristics of parathyroid gland and surrounding anatomical structures to aid in easy identification.

Keywords

Thyroidectomy; Parathyroid gland; Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Cite the article

Shrestha P, Sakthivel P, Thakur K, Sikka K, Amit Singh C, Kumar R. Parathyroid Glands - A Sacrosanct During Thyroidectomy. Clin Surg. 2020; 5: 2701..