Bone Abstracts

Objective: Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) has become a frequently used strategy but it requires a precise preoperative localization and the use of intraoperative PTH to fulfill its benefits. The current localization techniques (ultrasonography, MIBI scan) have shortcomings and intraoperative PTH is not available in our country.Case presentation: We report the cases of two patients, females (63 and 55 years old), with clinical and biochemical ...

Introduction: The aim was to examine serum levels of RANKL, OPG and TNF-α before and after curative surgery (PTX) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, and their relationship to bone turnover and bone loss.Patients and methods: A 46 patients with rather severe primary hyperparathyroidism (mean PTH=196 pg/ml, mean total Ca=11.4 mg/dl, spine osteoporosis in 50%, hip osteoporosis in a third) mean age of 63.3±12.3 years, 41 women/five males...