ea0037ep291 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2015
Adamidou Fotini
, Anagnostis Panagiotis
, Champidis Vasileios
, Katergari Simoni
, Zacharioudakis Georgios
, Kita Marina
Introduction: Commonly used pre-operative methods (ultrasonography and sestamibi scan) to localize the culprit parathyroid gland(s) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), frequently yield false positive or false negative results. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) washout after fine-needle aspiration (FNA) may allow for a targeted surgical approach. The aim of this study was to test the diagnostic value of preoperative PTH washout after FNA in PHPT patients.<p class="...