The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 665-671 , June 2007

Use of preoperative parathyroid fine-needle aspiration and parathormone assay in the primary hyperparathyroidism with concomitant thyroid nodules

  • Yesim Erbil, M.D.

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    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Artür Salmaslıoğlu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Esin Kabul, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Halim İşsever, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Public, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Mehtap Tunacı, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Işık Adalet, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Alp Bozbora, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey
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  • Selçuk Özarmağan, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Surgery, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, CAPA 34093, Istanbul, Turkey

Received 14 August 2006 ,Revised 18 September 2006

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PII: S0002-9610(07)00197-3

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2006.09.038

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 193, Issue 6 , Pages 665-671 , June 2007

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