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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Surg. 2016 Jun 14;213(1):146–150. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2016.03.019

Table 4. Parathyroid surgery outcomes in patients with positive family history.

Variable Family history (n = 12 patients) No family history (n = 28 patients) P value
Operation performed .01
 MIP 4 (33.3%) 22 (78.6%)
 Bilateral exploration 8 (66.7%) 6 (21.4%)
Overall complication rate* 5 (41.7%) 2 (7.1%) .02
Permanent complication 1 (8.3%) 0 (0%) .30
Etiology .008
 Hyperplasia 8 (66.7%) 5 (17.9%)
 Adenoma 4 (33.3%) 23 (82.1%)
Cure at 6 months 12 (100%) 28 (100%) 1.00
Recurrence† 4 (33.3%) 0 (0%) .005

Bold denotes statistical significance.

Results represented as n (%).

MIP = minimally invasive parathyroidectomy.

*

Complication rate includes transient and permanent complications.

†

Recurrence defined as development of hypercalcemia after 6 months.