Endocrine Abstracts

IntroductionPost parathyroidectomy cure in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is defined as normocalcemia six months after surgery. The frequency of persistent or recurrent post-surgical disease according to lengthy follow-up studies varies between 1% and 14%.ObjectiveTo determine if there is a subset of patients with cure criteria 6–12 months after parathyroidectomy that would not require long-term foll...

IntroductionThe association of autoimmune, nodular or neoplastic thyroid disease and primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) has been reported in 17 to 84% of cases. In the surgical treatment of PHPT, simultaneous thyroidectomy may be necessary to optimize surgical access and / or when there is abnormal thyroid pathology. On the other hand, an incomplete diagnosis in the previous study of PHPT increases the risk of not removing clinically significant thyroid ...