Improvement of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy outcomes by real time ultrasonography performed by a surgeon and radiologist team.
OBJECTIVE
Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become the first line of treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism caused by solitary parathyroid adenoma. In order to increase the sensitivity of high-resolution ultrasonography (hUS), surgeon performed ultrasonography (SUS) has been increasingly used preoperatively. However, a radiologist and surgeon performing ultrasonography (RSUS) has not been a usual practice. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the clinical contribution of RSUS on MIP.


METHODS
From 2012 to 2014, a total of 30 consecutive patients (4 male, 26 female, mean age 48.87+/-14.52 years) with solitary parathyroid adenoma, were included in the study. All patients underwent preoperative hUS and Technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy. In patients, demographic characteristics, diagnostic tools used, levels of biochemical parameters, duration of operation, and length of hospital stay were recorded.


RESULTS
Adenomas were successfully localized by US in all patients and the surgical approach was determined according to this localization. Parathyroidectomy with MIP was successfully performed under local anesthesia in all patients. Mean operation time was 19.87+/-3.35 min. Postoperative PTH and calcium values were significantly decreased. All patients were discharged from the hospital in the same day. None of the patients had complications such as recurrent laryngeal nerve injury, hematoma, or injury to nearby organs. None of the patients had drains placed.


CONCLUSIONS
Adenoma is well localized by US and thus, MIP can be completed under local anesthesia. US provides a very important clinical contribution to the success of MIP. In addition to these, RSUS helps in determining the location of the incision and the shortest way to achieve the lesion; therefore, it provides a small incision and shortens duration of the operation with a minimal dissection.
Departmant of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey. druslukaya@gmail.com.
Omer
O
Uslukaya
Departmant of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Metehan
M
Gumus
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Bekir
B
Tasdemir
Departmant of Radiology Dicle, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Cemil
C
Goya
Department of Endocrinology, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Faruk
F
Kilinc
Departmant of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Abdullah
A
Oguz
Departmant of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Ahmet
A
Turkoglu
Departmant of General Surgery, Dicle University Medical Faculty, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
Zubeyir
Z
Bozdag
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography