An intraoperative serum parathormone level study in patients with chronic renal failure that underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy What extent of decrease is sufficient at which moment?

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine when to perform intraoperative parathormone (ioPTH) measurement and what extent of decrease in intraoperative serum PTH concentrations indicate success in the operations performed on patients with SHPT associated with chronic renal failure.

Material And Methods: 50 consecutive patients who underwent subtotal parathyroidectomy between January 2012 and January 2019 were retrospectively included in this study. Patients were grouped according to persistent hyper parathyroidism (Group1, n:6) and curative surgery (Group 2, n:44).