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Fig. 4

From: Comparison of parathyroid hormone kinetics in endoscopic thyroidectomy via bilateral areola with open thyroidectomy

Fig. 4

Comparative analysis for parathyroid location and strategy. A1, parathyroid gland is attached to the surface of thyroid gland; A2, parathyroid gland partially or completely embedded in the thyroid gland, but located outside the inherent capsule of the thyroid; A3, the parathyroid gland is completely located in the thyroid tissue. B is distant from the thyroid gland, which is easier to preserve in situ. T, Intraoperative auto-transplantation of parathyroid gland. #P, Comparisons of groups between ETBAA and OTA-H

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