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World J Surg Proced. Mar 28, 2016; 6(1): 1-7
Published online Mar 28, 2016. doi: 10.5412/wjsp.v6.i1.1
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Figure 2 Intraoperative parathormone monitoring dynamics demonstrating > 50% drop using the Miami criterion when more than one abnormal parathyroid gland is removed. When the PTH level fails to drop > 50% from either pre-incision or pre-excision levels, there should be a suspicion for MGD. IPM: Intraoperative parathormone monitoring; MGD: Multiglandular disease; PTH: Parathormone.