Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Novel Technology Helps Identify Parathyroids During Pediatric Endocrine Surgery
June 09, 2023
June 09, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news:
Damage or removal of calcium-regulating parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery can put children at risk for poor growth and slow mental development. Preserving the often rice-sized organ in children is vital, but not always easy.
In a first-of-its-kind study in children, researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University . . .
Damage or removal of calcium-regulating parathyroid glands during endocrine surgery can put children at risk for poor growth and slow mental development. Preserving the often rice-sized organ in children is vital, but not always easy.
In a first-of-its-kind study in children, researchers at Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University . . .