ObjectiveTo explore therapeutic efficacy of parathyroidectomy (PTX) in treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients with end-stage renal disease.MethodsThe clinical data of 50 patients who underwent PTX for uremic SHPT from January 2016 to March 2018 were collected retrospectively. The changes of serum calcium, phosphorus, and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) before the surgery and 1 d, 7 d, 1 month, 3 months and 12 months after the surgery were analyzed. In addition, the improvement of clinical symptoms together with the postoperative recurrence and complications were observed.ResultsTen patients underwent the subtotal PTX (SPTX), 5 cases underwent the total PTX (TPTX), and 35 cases underwent the TPTX with autotransplantation (TPTX+AT). The PTXs were performed successfully in 47/50 (94.0%) patients. After the PTX, the bone pain and skin itching were alleviated, 3 cases had the temporary injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve and the hypoparathyroidism was found in 1 case. The levels of postoperative serum iPTH, calcemia, and phosphorus were lower than those at the preoperative level, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.050). The postoperative hypocalcemia was frequently seen in 38/50 (76.0%) patients, and it was effectively controlled by the intravenous calcium. After the follow-up for 3 months, the SHPT recurred in 5 cases (10.0%), of whom 3 cases underwent the TPTX+AT. The relapse rate in 12 months after the operation was 9.1% (2/22). There were no statistical differences among the three PTXs methods in the operation successful rate (χ2=3.351, P=0.211) and relapse rates in 3 months (χ2=1.321, P=0.753) and 12 months (χ2=1.794, P=0.411) after the operation.ConclusionsIn China, TPTX+AT is more common than SPTX and TPTX in clinical application. Operations of SPTX, TPTX, and TPTX+AT are safe and effective therapeutic methods for uremic SHPT, which can significantly improve biochemical indicators and quality of life of patients.
ObjectiveTo recognize the intraoperative recognition of parathyroid gland optical technology and explore its application value in thyroid surgery to protect the parathyroid gland.MethodsLiterature review was conducted on the principle and application status of intraoperative recognition of parathyroid gland optical technology by using " thyroidectomy” " parathyroid gland” " Near-Infrared imaging” " laser speckle contrast imaging”, and " optical coherence tomography” as retrieval terms to retrieve literatures.ResultsIntraoperative optical technique alone or in combination with contrast agent could improve the recognition rate of parathyroid gland, reduce the damage of feeding vessels, and thus reduce the incidence of postoperative hypocalcemia.ConclusionsTraditional intraoperative parathyroid gland recognition methods needs to be improved in real-time protection effectiveness and accuracy, and the combination of new optical technology and contrast agent can largely make up for these shortcomings, but there are still obstacles in the promotion.
Objective To summarize the changes of serum vitamin D level in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), the correlation between vitamin D and clinical manifestations, and feasible pathogenesis of pHPT. Method The literatures related to vitamin D and pHPT in recent years were reviewed. Results The level of vitamin D was decreased in patients with pHPT. Vitamin D level was negatively correlated with the weight of parathyroid adenoma, parathyroid hormone and blood calcium level, and positively correlated with bone mineral density. Conclusions Vitamin D nutritional status affects the severity of symptoms, main biochemical indexes and main clinical complications of patients with pHPT. There are various reasons accounted for the decline of vitamin D level, and the specific pathogenesis needs to be further explored. For patients with pHPT, vitamin D should be supplemented carefully and appropriately before surgical operation.
Objective To explore the accuracy and efficiency of indocyanine green fluorescence (ICGF) imaging in evaluating blood perfusion of parathyroid gland (PG) during total thyroidectomy. Methods Seventy patients who underwent total thyroidectomy and bilateral central lymph node dissection for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) from March 2021 to December 2021 were enrolled and randomly divided into experimental group (ICGF imaging, n=35) and control group (normal treatment, n=35). Blood perfusion of PGs was evaluated by ICGF imaging and naked eye in each group respectively. The perfusion of PGs, incidence of hypoparathyroidism, and number of autotransplanted PGs were analyzed between the two groups. Results There was no difference between two groups in the incidence of transient hypoparathyroidism (P=0.339), and no one occurred permanent hypoparathyroidism. More PGs were autotransplanted in the experimental group compared to the control group (P＜0.001). At least one PG with good perfusion in the experimental group predicted an extremely high rate of normal parathyroid hormone levels of the patients postoperatively than the control group (P=0.003). Conclusion ICGF imaging can evaluate the blood perfusion of PGs accurately and guide their autotransplantation.
ObjectiveTo investigate the significance of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging, B-ultrasound and CT in the diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism, and its relationship with the level of serum calcium (CA). MethodsThe clinical data of 73 patients with parathyroid dysfunction (serum parathyroid hormone (PTH) > 130 pg/mL) were retrospectively analyzed. The 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT double phase imaging were performed in 73 cases, 63 cases underwent cervical B-ultrasound examination, and 16 cases underwent CT examination. According to the serum calcium (CA) levels, the patients were divided into CA < 2.7 mmol/L group and CA > 2.7 mmol/L group, and the postoperative pathological examination and followed-up results were as the standard, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging, B-ultrasound and CT for diagnosis of PHPT in different serum CA levels were compared. ResultsThe sensitivity of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging, B-ultrasound and CT examination for diagnosis of PHPT was 87.6%, 81.8% and 35.7%, respectively; the specificity was 87.5%, 75.5% and 50.0%, respectively; the positive predictive value was 98.2%, 93.7% and 83.3%, respectively; and the negative predictive value was 46.7%, 33.3% and 10%, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging and B-ultrasound examination for diagnosis of PHPT were significantly higher than those of CT examination(P < 0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging for diagnosis of PHPT were higher than those of B-ultrasound examination, but the difference was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). In the CA < 2.7 mmol/L group, the sensitivity of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging, B-ultrasound and CT examination for diagnosis of PHPT was 91.1%, 84.7% and 37.9%, respectively; the specificity was 80.2%, 72.9% and 49.7%, respectively; the positive predictive value was 96.8%, 96.0% and 79.4%, respectively; and the negative predictive value was 50.0%, 37.5% and 10.0%. In the CA > 2.7 mmol/L group, The sensitivity of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging, B-ultrasound and CT examination for diagnosis of PHPT was 87.9%, 83.9% and 42.8%, respectively; the specificity was 83.3%, 79.2% and 50.0%, respectively; the positive predictive value was 96.9%, 94.1% and 75.0%, respectively; and the negative predictive value was 50.0%, 40.5% and 20.0%. There were no significant difference in the diagnostic accuracy between the 3 methods and the level of serum CV in different levels. ConclusionsThe diagnostic accuracy of 99Tcm-MIBI SPECT dual-phase imaging and B-ultrasound examination for diagnosis of PHPT patients with PTH > 130 pg/mL (especially parathyroid adenoma) were higher than that of CT examination, and it is not associated with the serum CA concentration.
Objective To culture primary parathyroid cells by mean of simulated microgravity, observe their basic morphological characteristics, study survival rate and secretory function of parathyroid cells, and explore more excellent culture mean of parathyroid cells. Methods There were 37 male Wistar rats, the body weight was 150–200 g. The rat was intraperitoneally injected with 1% pentobarbital sodium (50 mg/kg). The parathyroid glands were surgically excised and identified pathologically. The parathyroid gland cells were got and digested them with collagenase Ⅱ, which were divided into three groups: conventional culture group (simple parathyroid cells were cultured), polyglycolic acid (PGA) scaffold culture group (the parathyroid cells were cultured on the PGA scaffold), and simulated microgravity culture group (the parathyroid cells and PGA scaffolds were cultured in simulated microgravity environment). The parathyroid cells were cultured for 1, 3, 5 or 7 days in different culture conditions, then the parathyroid hormone (PTH) was measured, morphological characteristics of the parathyroid cell was observed under phase contrast microscope, survival rate of the parathyroid cells was calculated by acridine orange/propidium iodide staining. Results The parathyroid cell morphologies of most cells were well and center of part of cell mass was necrosis on day 7 in the conventional culture group. The most parathyroid cells were spreading toward the poles along the PGA cell scaffold in the longitudinal direction and the adjacent stents were connected by extracellular matrix on day 7 in the PGA scaffold culture group. The parathyroid cells cultured under the simulated microgravity were got round and formed clusters on day 7 in the simulated microgravity culture group. Compared with the other two groups on day 7, the PTH and the survival rate of the parathyroid cells were significantly higher in the simulated microgravity culture group (P<0.05). Conclusions Parathyroid cells cultured in simulated microgravity environment could maintain better morphology, survival rate is higher, and secretory function is better. Therefore, parathyroid cells cultured in simulated microgravity could be used as good donor cell for treatment of hypoparathyroidism. PGA scaffold could be used as a good carrier for culture of parathyroid cell.
ObjectiveTo explore the application value of carbon nanoparticles during radical operation of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).MethodsThe DTC patients underwent total thyroidectomy plus neck lymph node (area Ⅳ) dissection from September 2017 to September 2019 in this hospital were retrospectively collected, who were divided into observation group and control group according to using carbon nanoparticles or not during the operation. The operation related informations [operation time, intraoperative blood loss, total drainage volume on day 3 after operation, postoperative hospitalization time, number of lymph nodes dissection (area Ⅳ), lymph node metastasis rate, and rate of parathyroid glands resected by mistake during operation] and blood calcium (Ca2+) level and parathyroid hormone (PTH) level before and after (24 h and 1 month) operation were compared between the two groups.ResultsA total of 134 patients with DTC were collected, including 76 patients in the observation group and 58 patients in the control group. There were no significant differences in baseline data such as gender, age, etc. between the two groups (P>0.05). Although there were no significant differences in terms of operation time, intraoperative blood loss, total drainage volume on day 3 after operation, postoperative hospitalization time, lymph node metastasis rate between the two groups (P>0.05), the numbers of lymph node dissection and metastasis (area Ⅳ) were more and rate of parathyroid glands resected by mistake during operation was lower in the observation group as compared with the control group (P<0.05). On hour 24 after operation, the levels of Ca2+ and PTH in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). On month 1 after operation, the PTH level in the observation group was still higher than that in the control group (P<0.05), but there was no significant difference in Ca2+ level between the two groups (P>0.05). ConclusionCarbon nanoparticles can better protect the function of parathyroid gland during radical operation of DTC and clean neck lymph nodes more thoroughly.
ObjectiveTo explore and discuss the effects of lanthanum carbonate on serum calcium and phosphorus of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) patients with chronic renal failure receiving calcitriol pulse therapy due to secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT). MethodsCAPD patients caused by SHPT in peritoneal dialysis centre of the Qingdao Municipal Hospital of Eastern Hospital from March to June, 2013 were selected and randomly divided into two groups (lanthanum carbonate group and calcium carbonate group). The lanthanum carbonate group were treated with oral lanthanum carbonate and calcitriol pulse therapy, while the calcium carbonate group were treated with calcium carbonate and calcitriol. Change of levels of serum calcium, phosphorus and iPTH were observed and statistic analysis was conducted using SPSS 17.0. ResultsA total of 40 CAPD patients were included, 20 cases in each group. After 12-week treatment, levels of serium phosphate (t=5.095, P=0.000) and iPTH (t=1.225, P=0.000) in the lanthanum carbonate group were significantly lower than those before treatment. The levels of serum calcium (t=1.127, P=0.001) and phosphate (t=2.035, P=0.000) in the lanthanum carbonate group were significantly lower than those in the calcium carbonate group (P < 0.05). ConclusionLanthanum carbonate serves as a useful approach to improve hypercalcemia and the hyperphosphatemia in CAPD patients receiving calcitriol pulse therapy due to SHPT.
ObjectiveTo discover the indicators and develop a model for predicting protracted hypoparathyroidism (HPT) after thyroid cancer surgery in order to guide the early therapy for patients with HPT.MethodsThe clinical and postoperative pathological data of patients with thyroid cancer who received surgical treatment in the Xuanwu Hospital and Beijing Pinggu Hospital from January 2019 to December 2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The potential indicators of postoperative HPT and protracted HPT were analyzed by logistic and LASSO regression analysis. A nomogram for predicting protracted HPT was constructed in the training set, and the discrimination and consistency of the nomogram were verified in the training set and the validation set respectively.ResultsAccording to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 464 patients diagnosed with thyroid cancer were finally included in the study. Among the 100 patients with postoperative HPT (except 1 case of incomplete data), 62 patients showed short-term HPT and 37 patients developed protracted HPT. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the preoperative intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level [OR=0.953, 95%CI (0.931, 0.976), P<0.001], lobectomy with contralateral partial lobectomy [OR=3.247, 95%CI (1.112, 9.485), P=0.031], and total thyroidectomy [OR=11.096, 95%CI (5.432, 22.664), P<0.001] were related to postoperative HPT. The multivariant logistic regression analysis revealed that postoperative iPTH level was a predictive factor for protracted HPT [OR=0.719, 95%CI (0.588, 0.879), P=0.001]. The area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) value of postoperative iPTH level in predicting protracted HPT was 0.848 [95%CI (0.755, 0.942)]; The cut-off value was 9.405 ng/L, and its specificity and sensitivity were 0.659 and 0.944, respectively. Moreover, the AUC value of the nomogram model including postoperative iPTH level and other clinicopathologic features (extraglandular invasion, cumulative maximum tumor diameter, and central lymph node dissection) for predicting protracted HPT was 0.900 [95%CI (0.817, 0.982)]; The cut-off score was 118.891, and its specificity and sensitivity were 0.772 and 0.944, respectively; The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test indicated good fit of nomogram (χ2=8.605, P=0.377). The AUC value of the nomogram was 0.640 [95%CI (0.455, 0.826)] in the validation set (Pinggu Hospital data). The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test also indicated good fit of nomogram (χ2=12.266, P=0.140).ConclusionsThe postoperative iPTH level is an important influencing factor of protracted HPT. The nomogram prediction model based on postoperative iPTH level and other clinicopathologic features has a favorable predictive value for protracted HPT.
ObjectiveTo evaluate the diagnostic value of 99Tcm-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) dual-time imaging for parathyroid adenoma (PA) and parathyroid hyperplasia (PH).MethodsClinical data of 187 patients with pathologically confirmed hyperparathyroidism (HPT) who admitted to the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Medicine from July 2011 to December 2018 were retrospectively collected. Taking postoperative pathology as the standard, the diagnostic value of preoperative 99Tcm-MIBI dual-time imaging was analyzed.ResultsThe serum PTH level of PH patients was higher than that of PA patients (Z=–3.23, P<0.01). Te/N (T: focal area radioactive count, N: the normal tissue radioactivity count of the corresponding thyroid gland on the opposite side of the lesion) in PA and PH patients were lower than Td/N (Z=–3.61, P<0.01; Z=–3.47, P<0.01). The positive rates of 99Tcm-MIBI dual-time imaging in the diagnosis of PA and PH lesions were 67.9% (36/53) and 20.6% (86/418), respectively, and the positive rate of PA were higher (χ2=52.51, P<0.01). The positive rate of 99Tcm-MIBI dual-time imaging in the diagnosis of PA and PH single lesions was higher than that of multiple lesions (χ2=15.79, P<0.01; χ2=64.73, P<0.01). Conclusions99Tcm-MIBI dual-time imaging shows a higher positive rate for PA and a lower positive rate for PH. When HPT is clinically suspected, but 99Tcm-MIBI dual-time imaging is negative and serum PTH is positive, PH should be considered, and B ultrasound and other examinations should be performed to determine the lesion site.