Attitude of the surgical approach in hyperparathyroidism: A retrospective study

• Published in: Experimental and therapeutic medicine Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 959
• Main Authors: Nistor, Claudiu Eduard, Stanciu-Găvan, Camelia, Vasilescu, Florina, Dumitru, Adrian Vasile, Ciuche, Adrian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece Spandidos Publications 01.09.2021; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd; D.A. Spandidos
• Subjects: Asymptomatic; Care and treatment; Endocrine glands; Endocrine system; Hyperparathyroidism; Hyperplasia; Hypertension; Laboratories; Localization; Osteoporosis; Patients; Polyuria; Surgery; Thyroid gland; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; Romania; hyperplasia; surgical treatment; Kocher modified incision; hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid adenoma
• ISSN: 1792-0981; 1792-1015
• DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.10391

The present study constitutes a retrospective study for patients with hyperparathyroidism surgically operated on at the Department of Thoracic Surgery of the Central Military Emergency University Hospital 'Dr. Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania (SUUMC), over a period of 6 years. The study aimed to elucidate the diagnostic and surgical attitude for an effective treatment, practiced at SUUMC, Romania. The study group included 55 patients: 41 women and 14 men, diagnosed at the endocrinology department, who underwent various personalized surgeries (Kocher modified incision) for typical and ectopic locations of parathyroid pseudotumor formations (hyperplasia and parathyroid adenoma), to cure the disease. The recommended protocol was followed by immediate and 30-day postoperative evaluation which showed normalization of the blood tests, and improved clinical and imaging anomalies. In conclusion, the thoracic surgeon has the necessary knowledge to perform surgery at the cervical, thoracic-cervical and mediastinal levels. Postoperative, the results of laboratory tests for calcium (Ca) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) gradually returned to normal, as can be seen from the statistical study.