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ea0041ep143 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2016

Sensitivity of localization studies performed by various radiologists whom are not precisely experienced in the evaluation parathyroid lesions

Sisman Pinar , Gul Ozen Oz , Demirtas Coskun , Muti Aybuke , Elbasan Onur , Saraydaroglu Ozlem , Cander Soner , Ersoy Canan , Erturk Erdinc

Objectives: Preoperative imaging studies are being commonly used in primary hyperparathyroid patients to increase cure rate and to decrease complication rate of surgery. In this study we correlated the surgical outcomes with localization studies performed by various radiologists.Method: A total of 174 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in which healing of hypercalcemia achieved by parathyroidectomy were evaluated retrospectively. Since our hospita...