Research Article

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

Table 5

Comparison of postoperative data between SPHPT group and ASPHPT group.

IndexSPHPT group
n=89
ASPHPT group
n=108
P value

Postoperative PTH(uIU/ml) ± SD31.94 ± 47.5563.48 ± 192.000.031
Postoperative Ca(mmol/L) ± SD2.42 ± 0.392.31 ± 0.23< 0.0001
Postoperative P(mmol/L) ± SD0.82 ± 0.260.99 ± 0.30< 0.0001
Lesion diameter(cm)2.43 ± 1.172.07 ± 1.220.034
Pathological type0.053
 Parathyroid adenoma88.76% (79/89)75.93% (82/108)0.026
 Parathyroid hyperplasia8.99% (8/89)20.37% (22/108)0.029
 Parathyroid carcinoma0.00% (0/89)1.85% (2/108)0.502
 Parathyroid adenoma with hyperplasia2.25% (2/89)1.85% (2/108)> 0.99
Combined thyroidectomy< 0.0001
 yes11.24% (10/89)37.96% (41/108)
 no88.76% (79/89)62.04% (67/108)
Cure rate of PHPT96.63% (86/89)96.30%(104/108)> 0.99
Recurrence rate of PHPT1.12% (1/89)1.85% (2/108)> 0.99
Incidence of temporary hypocalcemia13.48% (12/89)15.74% (17/108)0.691

a. For multiple lesion tissues, the diameter of the largest lesion tissue was calculated.
Abbreviations: SPHPT, symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism; ASPHPT, asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism; PTH, parathyroid hormone; PHPT, primary hyperparathyroidism.