Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Focussed parathyroidectomy is an established technique in subjects where imaging has identified a single parathyroid lesion. The aim of this study was to examine the long-term cure rate following this procedure.Method: Of 188 patients undergoing surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism between 2001 and 2006, 150 had a single parathyroid lesion on imaging using sestamibi +/− neck ultrasound. These patients were treated by focused parathyroidecto...

Primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnancy is reported as being rare rare. It can be associated with significant complications. Maternal complications include symptomatic hypercalcaemia, renal calculi, hyperemesis, muscle weakness, and pre-eclampsia. Fetal complications include IUGR, low birth weight, preterm delivery, intrauterine death, neonatal tetany and fits.Patient 1 presented with asthma and was found to have primary hyperparathyroidism, corrected c...