Cryopreservation of Parathyroid Glands

Table 1

Indications for parathyroid cryopreservation.

Initial neck operations	Redo neck operations
Multigland parathyroid hyperplasia	Parathyroidectomy after thyroidectomy
– Familial primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)	Persistent hyperparathyroidism
– Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT)	Recurrent hyperparathyroidism
– Tertiary hyperparathyroidism (THPT)	Redo central neck dissection for thyroid cancer
Total thyroidectomy with central neck dissection