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Impact of concomitant thyroid pathology on preoperative workup for primary hyperparathyroidism

Heizmann, Oleg and Viehl, C. T. and Schmid, R. and Müller-Brand, J. and Müller, B. and Oertli, D.. (2009) Impact of concomitant thyroid pathology on preoperative workup for primary hyperparathyroidism. European Journal of Medical Research, 14 (1). pp. 37-41.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The former standard surgical treatment in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) has been bilateral cervical exploration. New localization techniques and the possibility of intraoperative measurement of intact parathormone (iPTH) permit a focused, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP). The introduction of MIP without complete neck exploration leads to the potential risk of missing thyroid pathology. The aim of the present study is to evaluate the value of MIP in respect to coexisting thyroid findings and their impact on preoperative workup for primary hyperparathyroidism. METHODS: This is a prospective study including 30 consecutive patients with pHPT (median age 65 years; 17 females, 13 males). In all patients preoperative localization was performed by ultrasonography and 99m Tc-MIBI scintigraphy- Intraoperative iPTH monitoring was routinely done. RESULTS: Ten patients (33%) had a concurrent thyroid finding requiring additional thyroid surgery, and two patients (7%) with negative localization results underwent bilateral neck exploration. Therefore, MIP was attempted in 18 (60%) patients. The conversion rate to a four gland exploration was 6% (1/18). The sensitivities of 99m Tc-MIBI scanning and ultrasonography were 83.3% and 76.6%, respectively. The respective accuracy rates were 83.3% and 76.6%. Of note, the combination of the two modalities did not improve the sensitivity and accuracy in our patient population. During a median follow-up of 40 months, none of the patients developed persistent or recurrent hypocalcaemia, resulting in a 100% cure rate. CONCLUSION: Coexisting thyroid pathology is relatively frequent in patients with pHPT in our region. Among patients having pHPT without any thyroid pathology, the adenoma localization is correct with either ultrasonography or 99m Tc-MIBI scintigraphy in the majority of cases. MIP with iPTH monitoring are highly successful in this group of patients and this operative technique should be the method of choice.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemeine innere Medizin AG > Argovia Professur für Medizin (Müller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemeine innere Medizin AG > Argovia Professur für Medizin (Müller)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Operative Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Operative Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (Oertli)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Operative Fächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Operative Fächer (Klinik) > Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie (Oertli)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Radiologie USB > Nuklearmedizin (Wild)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Radiologie USB > Nuklearmedizin (Wild)
UniBasel Contributors:Müller, Jan and Müller, Beat and Oertli, Daniel and Viehl, Carsten Thomas and Heizmann, Oleg
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:BioMed Central
ISSN:0949-2321
e-ISSN:2047-783X
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Deposited On:01 Mar 2013 11:09

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