Intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing in primary hyperparathyroidism surgery: time for giving up?

Paola Vincenza SartoriAlberto Maria SaibeneEnnio LeopaldiMarco BoniardiEdoardo BerettaSamuele ColomboEmanuela MorenghiJuliana PaunaLoredana De Pasquale

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2018)

Although further testing and randomized-controlled trials are required to validate our findings, our data show that IOPTH does not seem to improve the outcome in patients with concordant preoperative imaging undergoing focused parathyroidectomy.

Keyphrases

randomized controlled trial
minimally invasive
patients undergoing
high resolution
coronary artery bypass
electronic health record
big data
clinical trial
coronary artery disease
surgical site infection
acute coronary syndrome
mass spectrometry
data analysis
meta analyses
deep learning