Needle in a Haystack—Parathyroid Gland in a 10-Day Old Infant: A Case Report and Literature Review

Table 1

Parathyroid gland localization modalities.

Non invasive preoperative
(i) Ultrasound
(ii) MRI
(iii) CT
(iv) Thallium-technetium scintigraphy
(v) Technetium-99 Sestamibi scintigraphy
(vi) Radioiodine or technetium thyroid scan
Invasive preoperative
(i) Selective arteriography or digital subtraction
(ii) angiography
(iii) Selective venous sampling
(iv) Fine-needle aspiration
Intraoperative
(i) Ultrasonography
(ii) Methylene blue injection
(iii) Quick parathyroid hormone measurements