Primary hyperparathyroidism with surgical indication and negative or equivocal scintigraphy: safety and reliability of PTH washout. A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Conclusions: In patients with biochemically proven PHPT and discordant imaging, FNA-PTH was a safe and accurate procedure. In this specific setting of patients, FNA-PTH could be used as a rule-in test for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. PMID: 31311003 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31311003?dopt=Abstract

Source: European Journal of Endocrinology - July 18, 2019 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Castellana M, Virili C, Palermo A, Giorgino F, Giovanella L, Trimboli P Tags: Eur J Endocrinol Source Type: research