![]() ![]() ![]() Some extremely experienced surgeons can perform mini parathyroid surgery on ALL patients. In fact, there is no other type of surgery that is effected as much by surgeon experience as parathyroid surgery. There is a big difference in cure rates following parathyroid surgery depending upon which operation is performed, and the amount of parathyroid experience the surgeon has. The graph on the right is very important for patients with parathyroid disease to know and understand. Parathyroid surgery is not like thyroid surgery.Įven the New York Times recognizes that doctors who perform only a few delicate operations per year put patients at undue risk. Importantly, this does not mean thyroid surgery so don't be fooled by the surgeon that says he "does lots of thyroid and parathyroid surgery". There is nothing more important than finding a surgeon who does parathyroid operations very frequently. ![]() The experience of the surgeon has more influence on parathyroid surgery than any other type of surgery. See our page on mini-surgery to understand this-the guy we operate on in the video has two parathyroid tumors, and a one-side operation would not have cured him completely or long-term. Operating on one side of the neck (and not looking at all four parathyroid glands) will provide a cure rate of around 80%, BUT, an additional 10% of people who THINK they are cured will need a second surgery within 10 years because they are not cured long-term. Different types of parathyroid operations have different cure rates. ![]()
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