Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Laser Ablation with Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasonography for Hyperfunctioning Parathyroid Adenoma: A Preliminary Case Series

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the 21 patients enrolled in the study.

Demographics
Age < 50 years ()	4
Age ≥ 50 years ()	17
Sex (male/female)	6/15
Clinical manifestations
Osteoporosis ()	9
Asymptomatic ()	5
Nephrolithiasis ()	7
Tumor size
Mean volume (mL)	0.94 ± 0.13
Volume < 1.0 mL ()	13 (minimum volume, 0.10 mL)
Volume ≥ 1.0 mL ()	8 (maximum volume, 2.49 mL)
Tumor location
Left inferior ()	13
Left superior ()	0
Right inferior ()	8
Right superior ()	0
Laser ablation sessions
1 session ()	20
2 sessions ()	1

Mean tumor volume presented as mean ± standard deviation.