[Oesophageal endoscopic ultrasound in the accurate location of primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT)].
OBJECTIVE
Our aim was to estimate the usefulness of oesophageal endoscopic ultrasound in the accurate location of recurrent or persistent primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT).


METHODS
A total of 352 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism were operated on over the last seven years. A preoperative parathyroid 99Tc- sestamibi gammagraphy and an intraoperative PTH determination were performed routinely. Only 5 patients (1.4%) had localization problems: three with persistent HPT after parathyroid extirpation, one recurrent HPT and one HPT after a right hemithyroidectomy. An oesophageal endoscopic ultrasound was carried out before any new exploratory neck surgery in order to find the definitive location.


RESULTS
The endoscopic ultrasound showed a clear image of adenoma with an accurate location in four patients. No tumour was present in one patient. All five patients were operated on. The exact location was confirmed in the four patients with positive endoscopic ultrasound images. The fifth surgical exploration revealed a parathyreosis. All five patients had a favourable post-operative period, with no nerve lesions or morbidity associated with the endoscopic ultrasound.


CONCLUSIONS
Oesophageal endoscopic ultrasound is a very useful diagnostic tool in HPT patients with location problems, particularly in cases having anatomical changes due to previous surgery. It is a procedure that helps the surgeon to make a more selective and efficient exploration of parathyroid glands.
de la Quintana Basarrate
Aitor
A
Servicio de Cirugía General B, Sección de Cirugía Endocrina, Hospital de Cruces, Barakaldo, Bizkaia, España. Aitor.quintanadelabasarrate@osakidetza.net
Díaz Aguirregoitia
Francisco Javier
FJ
Gil Sánchez
Jesús
J
Barturen Barroso
Angel
A
Gaztambide Saez
Sonia
S
Echenique Elizondo
Miguel
M
Perdigo Bilbao
Luis
L
D019160:Endosonography; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male