Endocrine Abstracts

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) undergo parathyroid ultrasound, Tc-99m sestamibi scan or MRI to localize hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland(s). When scans are negative or discordant we perform parathyroid hormone selective venous sampling (PTHSVS).We report the results of 18 patients (four males, 14 females, average age 58.7) with PHPT, who underwent PTHSVS followed by either focused parathyroidectomy (FP) or bilateral neck exploration (...

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) undergo parathyroid ultrasound, Tc-99 m sestamibi scan or MRI to localize hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland(s). When scans are negative or discordant we perform parathyroid hormone selective venous sampling (PTHSVS).We report the results of 17 patients (Four males, 13 females, average age 58.6) with PHPT, who underwent PTHSVS followed by either focused parathyroidectomy (FP) or bilateral neck exploration ...