Endocrine Abstracts

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) ...