Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disease mainly caused by a single parathyroid adenoma. Although the localization of the parathyroid adenoma is not a surgical criteria for parathyroidectomy, this is known to increase the cure rate of PHPT and reduce the complication rate. Neck ultrasound and MIBI-scintigraphy are the first-line localization techniques to detect parathyroid adenomas, however, they have some limitations including the operator-dependent se...

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disease mainly caused by a single parathyroid adenoma. Although the localization of the parathyroid adenoma is not a surgical criterion for parathyroidectomy (PTX), this is known to increase the cure rate and reduce the complication rate. Neck ultrasound and MIBI-scintigraphy are the first-line techniques to detect hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, however, they have some limitations including the operator-dependent s...