Endocrine Abstracts

Primary Hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. It is due to a single parathyroid adenoma in 80%, most of the remainder due to hyperplasia of all four parathyroid glands. The only curative procedure is a parathyroidectomy, but pre-operative localisation can be difficult. Isotope scanning with sestaMIBI is considered to be useful in localising any parathyroid adenoma to help guide surgery.All patients having isotope parathyroid scans over a th...