Endocrine Abstracts

Aims: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. A preoperative approach that combines ultra-sonography and scintigraphy has been shown to predict the presence of adenomas more accurately than either technique alone. We aimed to investigate our local success rates using dual localisation for parathyroid adenomas.Methods: Endocrine patients who had a parathyroidectomy between July 2006 and January 2008 were identified. Hospital notes were...