Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery (MIP)

Mr McLaren offers this new and exciting treatment to suitable patients (80%).

Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery requires the abnormal gland to be identified prior to surgery. This is done with a simple ultrasound scan of the neck and a special scan (Sestamibi scan) which highlights the abnormal gland. Examples of these are shown below:

Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery can be done under local anaesthetic and only requires a 2cm scar considerably smaller than the conventional approach.

For further information please download a comprehensive information sheet here:

- Download Parathyroid Surgery Information Sheet (Word format)

- View the Parathyroid Surgery Advice Sheet as a printable web page