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. 2008 May 21;70(2):62–67. doi: 10.1007/s12262-008-0017-9

The pattern of the descent of PTH measured by intraoperative monitoring of intact-PTH in surgery for renal hyperparathyroidism

Miguel Echenique-Elizondo 1,✉, Francisco Javier Díaz-Aguirregoitia 1, José Antonio Amondarain 2, Fernando Vidaur 3
PMCID: PMC3452396  PMID: 23133023

Abstract

Background

In the setting of total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation surgery (TPTxAS) treatment for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) we evaluated whether intraoperative parathyroid hormone (iPTH) monitoring is an useful tool as a reference for total parathyroid removal.

Design

Prospective open single value measurement efficacy study of one intraoperative (i.o.) diagnostic monitoring method (iPTH) on a cohort of surgical patients.

Patients

All patients (n = 35) undergoing TP and SCTx at the Department of Surgery, Donostia Hospital from January 2002 to December 2006.

Main outcome measures

Serum levels of iPTH during surgery and prediction time of the of descent of PTH levels (measured in the clinic, at admission day and intra-operatively during induction of anesthesia, and every 5 and 10 minutes after removal of adenoma and 24 hours thereafter) were analyzed.

Results

iPTH levels dropped clearly at ten minutes in all 35 patients and were non-measurable at 24 hours. iPTH decreased from pathological (1302.24 + 424.9 pg/ml) to half (50%) the values at the third intra-operative determination — minute 10 − (614.8 ± 196.62) and was undetectable at 24 hours.

Conclusions

Intra-operative measurement of iPTH is useful in the prediction of complete removal of all parathyroid tissue prior to autotransplantation thus avoiding persistence because of incomplete surgery.

Keywords: Total parathyroidectomy, Autotransplantation surgery, Secondary hyperthyroidism, Parathyroid hormone

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