ArticleCureus2021
Frequency of Preoperative Localization Techniques of Parathyroid Adenoma at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
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Abstract
Background Accurate preoperative radiological localization of parathyroid pathologies paves the way to enable less invasive surgical procedures. Results on the accuracy of the different diagnostic measures are conflicting. Also, little is known about the most common location of parathyroid lesions. This paper aims to determine the most common location of parathyroid adenoma and evaluate the diagnostic performance of radiological modalities such as ultrasonography, sestamibi scintigraphy/single-photon emission computerized tomography (SPECT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) scan for the preoperative localization of parathyroid pathologies. Methods This is a retrospective study. Data were collected from patients who underwent total or partial parathyroidectomy at King Abdulaziz University Hospital between January 2000 and March 2020. The parathyroid adenoma site was detected preoperatively by a radiological method and confirmed postoperatively by the histopathology report. The performance of each preoperative localizing radiological method was evaluated based on the accuracy in localizing parathyroid pathology. Results A total of 73 patients were included in the analysis, with females being the most common gender in the study at 64%. Only complete data files were included and incomplete data files were excluded. The most frequent mode of detecting parathyroid adenoma was a sestamibi/SPECT scan (62.5%) followed by a CT scan (50%), ultrasound (34.6%), and MRI (25%). The most common location of a parathyroid adenoma was the left side. Conclusion Sestamibi/SPECT is a frequent radiological method for detecting the parathyroid lesion site as compared with CT, MRI, and ultrasonography.
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