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Table 2 Surgical procedure, histopathological diagnosis and surgical outcome

From: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) testing in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and PTH levels in the normal range

 

Group A (n = 9)

Group B (n = 235)

p value

MIP

4 (44.4%)

143 (60.8%)

0.52

Bilateral neck exploration

5 (55.6%)

92 (39.2%)

Operative time (minutes)

91.7 ± 41.3

89.8 ± 38.3

0.88

Postoperative stay (days)

2.7 ± 1.7

2.4 ± 0.7

0.31

Single adenoma

8 (88.9%)

209 (88.9%)

0.59

Double adenoma

1 (11.1%)

6 (2.6%)

0.62

Multigland hyperplasia

0

11 (4.7%)

0.87

Carcinoma

0

9 (3.8%)

0.76

Multi gland disease

1 (11.1%)

17 (7.2%)

0.83

Surgical failure (persistent / recurrent PHP)

1 (11.1%)

4 (1.7%)

0.44

  1. MIP Mini invasive parathyroidectomy