Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) for preoperative parathyroid localization: A good study but are we using it?

Background: Four-dimensional computed tomography (4D-CT) scan to localize abnormal parathyroid glands is diagnostically superior to ultrasound (US) and sestamibi. The implementation of 4D-CT imaging is unknown.

Methods: The Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program (CESQIP) database from 2014 to 2018 was utilized.

Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: A Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program analysis.

Background: Normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism may be more challenging to cure compared with classical primary hyperparathyroidism. The aim of this study was to utilize a multi-institutional database to better characterize this condition.

Methods: The Collaborative Endocrine Surgery Quality Improvement Program database was queried for all patients who underwent parathyroidectomy for sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism.