Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aim: Fixed dose radioiodine therapy (RAI) is considered to be the standard regime for management of hyperthyroidism although the actual RAI activity used varies between different centres. We have undertaken a retrospective comparison between various outcomes achieved following the use of fixed RAI doses of 400 and 550 MBq at two different centres.Patients and methods: An electronic database has been prepared for all patients who receive RA...

Background: The success of Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy (MIP) is closely linked to accurate preoperative localisation of a solitary parathyroid adenoma. Sestamibi/SPECT scan (SS) and ultrasonography (US) are the preferred imaging modalities although their accuracy varies considerably between different centres.Aim: To assess the efficacy of SS and US in identifying a solitary parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) ...