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Feasibility of Rapid Parathormone Assay for Enabling Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Excision

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There is no doubt that the success of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has changed the whole treatment of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, especially the approach towards traditional bilateral neck exploration. A single adenoma is the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism and its removal results in cure. Hence, it is worth the effort to localise and excise the single adenoma using modern technologies such as high-quality sestamibi scans and to confirm complete excision using rapid intra operative parathormone (IOPTH) assays. The objective of the study was to evaluate the feasibility of rapid IOPTH assay in successfully facilitating minimally invasive parathyroid excision. This research involved the retrospective study of seven patients, who underwent MIP at Sagar Hospital in Bengaluru, India, for parathyroid adenoma. All patients with evidence of unifocal disease on sestamibi scanning and cervical ultrasonography, underwent MIP via 2–3 cm lateral incision. Blood samples for measurement of IOPTH were taken at the time of induction of anaesthesia and 10 min after the adenoma excision. Reduction of parathormone (PTH) levels of more than 50 % in the postexcision sample was taken as evidence for complete extirpation of parathyroid adenoma. A solitary adenoma was identified in all the seven patients. After MIP, IOPTH levels fell in six of the seven patients. Following the surgery, all the cases were followed up for a period of 1 month. During this time, except for one patient, six patients remained asymptomatic and blood tests revealed normal serum calcium levels. A histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma in six of the seven patients. After accurate preoperative localisation of the adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, MIP with IOPTH measurement offers a safe and successful outcome.

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The author thanks Mr K. S. Jagadish, Dr Kamala, Dr John Fielder, Mr Clay Patrick Evans, and last but not the least Dr C. J. Muddukiran for their excellent assistance with the preparation of this article.

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    K. S. Padma & K. Lakshman

  2. Department of Endocrinology, Sagar Hospital, Jayanagar, Bengaluru, India

    S. S. Srikanta

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Padma, K.S., Lakshman, K. & Srikanta, S.S. Feasibility of Rapid Parathormone Assay for Enabling Minimally Invasive Parathyroid Excision. Indian J Surg 75, 210–215 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-012-0483-y

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