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Table 4 Calcium and PTH determinations

From: Parathyroid identification by autofluorescence – preliminary report on five cases of surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism

Patient

Pre-op

Calcium

Pre-op PTH

Io PTH max

Io PTH min

Variation Io PTH

Calcium 24 h

PTH 24 h

Calcium 15 days

PTH 15 days

1

12

267

388

31.8

−90%

8.4

8.9

9.0

32

2

11.4

102

171

19

−88%

8.5

26

9.9

44

3

10.6

139

*

*

*

8.6

50

9.7

91

4

10.8

142

114

18.9

−83%

9.4

3

8.5

52

5

11.8

209

100

4

−96%

8.9

3

8.8

86

  1. Abbreviations: Pre-op pre-operative, PTH parathyroid hormone, io intra-operative. *Intra-operative PTH not measured (failure of the equipment)
  2. Units: Calcium: mg/dl, PTH: pg/ml
  3. Normal values: Calcium 8,5–10,4 mg/dl PTH 11–65 pg/ml