title: [Reoperations in parathyroid surgery].
abstract: In a continuous series of 439 parathyroidectomies for primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism, 36 cases were reoperations. The initial operation had been a prior parathyroid exploration (PTx) in 17 cases, a thyroidectomy (Tx) in 17 cases, both operations in two cases. The incidence of parathyroid glands discovered at exploration was lower in both types of reoperations (67% after Tx, 72% after PTx) than in patients who were explored for the first time (94%). Anatomical variations and parathyroid pathologies were comparable in patients reoperated after Tx and in those explored for the first time. In patients reoperated after PTx, anatomical abnormalities (46% of glands in ectopic locations, 12% of supernumeray glands) and multiglandular pathologies (56% of hyperplasias) were much more frequently encountered. Long term results were satisfactory in patients explored for the first time (98% cures) and in reoperations after Tx (94% cures), but were less favourable in reoperations after PTx (78% cures).
authors.affiliation: Cliniques Universitaires de Bruxelles, Hôpital Erasme, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hooghe
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kinnaert
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Van Geertruyden
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Les réinterventions en chirurgie parathyroïdienne.