Research Article

Do Symptoms and Serum Calcium Levels Affect the Results of Surgical Treatment of Primary Hyperparathyroidism?

Table 3

Comparison of postoperative data between HCPHPT group and NCPHPT group.

IndexHCPHPT group
n=162
NCPHPT group
n=35
P value

Postoperative PTH (uIU/ml) ± SD50.29 ± 160.2544.76 ± 40.580.840
Postoperative Ca (mmol/L) ± SD2.39 ± 0.332.19 ± 0.18<0.0001
Postoperative P (mmol/L) ± SD0.86 ± 0.271.17 ± 0.25<0.0001
Lesion diameter (cm)2.29 ± 1.231.97 ± 0.820.266
Pathological type0.512
 Parathyroid adenoma82.72% (134/162)77.14% (27/35)
 Parathyroid hyperplasia13.58% (22/162)22.86% (8/35)
 Parathyroid carcinoma1.23% (2/162)0.00% (0/35)
 Parathyroid adenoma with hyperplasia2.47% (4/162)0.00% (0/35)
Cure rate of PHPT97.53% (158/162)91.43% (32/35)0.108
Recurrence rate of PHPT1.85% (3/162)0.00% (0/35)> 0.99
Incidence of temporary hypocalcemia13.58% (22/162)20.00% (7/35)0.428

a. For multiple lesion tissues, the diameter of the largest lesion tissue was calculated.
Abbreviations: HCPHPT, hypercalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism; NCPHPT, normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism; PTH, parathyroid hormone; PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism.