
07/24/2025
In 1984 Göran Åkerström, on the basis of 503 necropsies, analysed the location of the parathyroid glands: Together with the work of Gilmour (n=478) and Wang (n=160), they form the foundations of our current knowledge on the subject Dr. Juan M. Rangone modified the diagrams from Åkerström's original publication to come up with the percentages of location of the "normodescended" parathyroid glands: A. Percentages of the different locations of the superior parathyroid glands: 80% corresponds to the midglandular variant 12% to the cricopharyngeal variant Usually located 1 cm higher than the crossing of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery…...
In 1984 Göran Åkerström, on the basis of 503 necropsies, analysed the location of the parathyroid glands: Together with the work of Gilmour (n=478) and Wang (n=160), they form the foundations of ou…