Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Surgery (MIP) or minimal access parathyroid surgery

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.

Mr McLaren has published his results of this technique in a leading journal run by the British Association of Day Surgery.

For further information please read my comprehensive information sheet: