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Figure 4

From: The use of pre-operative imaging and intraoperative parathyroid hormone level to guide surgical management of tertiary hyperparathyroidism from X-linked hypophosphatemic rickets: a case report

Figure 4

(A) Intraoperative photograph demonstrating the enlarged right side superior parathyroid gland (P). Normal appearing thyroid tissue (T) is retracted medially for exposure. (B) Appearance of the specimens sent for pathological examination. Note the enlarged bilateral superior glands and the smaller inferior gland. Only one inferior gland was sent for permanent section; the remaining gland was divided in half, with one half left in situ and the other sent for cryopreservation.

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