Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Parathyroid lesion aspiration as a preoperative adenoma localization tool is a matter of controversy. Concerns are being raised regarding both the immediate (hematoma, infection, alterations on a subsequent histologic preparate) and long term (seeding) safety.Objective: To evaluate safety and efficacy of parathyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA) with parathyroid hormone (PTH) washout as a localization of parathyroid lesions in patients with pr...