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. 2020 Jan 12;42(1):66–76. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2019.1707097

Table 6.

Differences between MWA in PHPT and SHPT patients.

  PHPT SHPT
Comorbidities Less common Common
Perioperative evaluation Routine More comprehensive
Procedure duration Longer time for ablating a single gland Multiple ablations in separated times
Efficacy Satisfactory Satisfactory
Post-ablation horseness Transient Transient, permanent on occasion
Posta-ablation hypocalcemia Less common Common, needs correcting timely
Follow up Regularly Regularly