Purpose: Selective parathyroidectomy, the treatment of choice for primary hyperparathyroidism, requires precise preoperative localization. Our purpose was to compare the accuracy and concordance of pre-surgical MIBI parathyroid scintigraphy and ultrasonography, as well as to assess the relevance of hybrid acquisition (SPECT/CT) in compromised circumstances: low-weight or ectopic adenomas, coexisting thyroid disease and re-interventions.
Methods: The study included 223 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism operated in a single Surgical Unit from August 2016 to March 2021. Preoperative ultrasonography and double-phase MIBI were performed with early SPECT/CT acquisition. A minimally invasive surgical approach was initially attempted, except in patients with concomitant thyroid surgery or multiglandular parathyroid disease.
Results: Selective parathyroidectomy was accomplished in 179 patients (80.2%); cervicotomy and/or thoracoscopy in 44. Removal of the parathyroid lesion was achieved in 211 patients (94.6%), corresponding 204 (96.7%) to adenomas (37 ectopic). The cure rate was 94.2%. Preoperative MIBI SPECT/CT showed higher sensitivity and accuracy (84%; 80%) compared to ultrasound (72%; 71%), being more precise in defining the exact anatomical location (75.8% vs 68.7%). These differences reached statistical significance in ectopic glands. The existence of concomitant thyroid pathology did not decrease the sensitivity of SPECT/CT (84.2%). Mean parathyroid weight was 692.2mg (95%CI: 443.5-941) in MIBI-negative cases and 1145.9mg (95%CI: 983.6-1308.3) in MIBI-positive (p=0.001). Re-intervention was successful in the 8 patients with previous surgery.
Conclusion: MIBI SPECT/CT presents greater sensitivity, accuracy and anatomical precision than ultrasound for preoperative parathyroid localization, even in the case of ectopic glands or coexisting thyroid pathology. The weight of the pathological gland is a significantly limiting factor.
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