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Table 1 Characteristics of our patients population affected by primary hyperparathyroidism

From: Feasibility and long-term results of focused radioguided parathyroidectomy using a "low" 37 MBq (1 mCi) 99mTc-sestamibi protocol

 

Patients in whom focused miminally invasive parathyroidectomy was planned

Patients in whom bilateral neck exploration was planned

Total patients number

320

107

Solitary PA and normal thyroid gland*

320

0

Solitary PA and nodular goitre*

0

51

Parathyroid multigland disease

0

27

Negative sestamibi scan

0

21

History of familial hyperparathyroidism

0

3

History of multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN)

0

4

History of neck irradiation

0

1

Previous thyroid/parathyroid surgery

75

18

Mean (and range) levels of preoperative serum calcium (mg/dl)

12.1 (10.6 – 13.8)

12.2 (10.6 – 13.7)

Mean (and range) levels of preoperative serum PTH (pg/ml)

196 (84 – 351)

221 (91 – 336)

Mean (and range) operating time, minutes

32 (15 – 58)

78 (52 – 107)

Mean (and range) hospital stay, days

1.2 (1 – 2)

2.5 (2 – 5)

Mean (and range) post-surgical follow-up, months

15.3 (18 – 70)

15.9 (18 – 83

Recurrent hyperparathyroidism

0 cases

4 cases; 3.7% (all multigland disease at first diagnosis)

  1. PA = parathyroid adenoma
  2. *Thyroid gland evaluated by thyroid scan and ultrasound