Table 2.
Operative and histopathologic features of the patients
| Parathyroid adenoma | |
|---|---|
| Right lower | 10 (35.7%) |
| Right upper | 3 (10.7%) |
| Left lower | 10 (35.7%) |
| Left upper | 5 (17.9%) |
| Diameter of parathyroid (mm) | 17±7.9 (7-35) |
| Final parathyroid pathology | |
| Adenoma | 25 (89.3%) |
| Double adenoma | 1 (3.6%) |
| Hyperplasia | 2 (7.1%) |
| Thyroidectomy | |
| No | 14 (50%) |
| Hemithyroidectomy | 10 (35.7%) |
| Total thyroidectomy | 4 (14.3%) |
| Histopathology of resected ipsilateral thyroid lobe (n=14) | |
| Papillary microcarcinoma | 2 (14.3%) |
| Nodular goiter | 12 (85.7%) |
| Complication | |
| Transient hypocalcemia | 6 (21.4%) |
| No | 22 (78.6%) |