Table 1.
Location of parathyroids, according to intraoperative findings.
| Location | URPT | LRPT | ULPT | LLPT | 5th PT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eutopic | 131 | 150 | 150 | 139 | 7 | 577 |
| Retroesophageal | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Intrathyroid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Subcapsular | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Thymic tongue | 1 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 30 |
| Mediastinum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Carotid sheath | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Not identified | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 164 | 165 | 166 | 165 | 8 | 668 |
URPT, upper right parathyroid; LRPT, lower right parathyroid; ULPT, upper left parathyroid; LLPT, lower left parathyroid; 5th PT, 5th parathyroid (supernumerary).