Research Article
99mTechnetium Sestamibi-123Iodine Scintigraphy Is More Accurate Than 99mTechnetium Sestamibi Alone before Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Table 1
Characteristics of 269 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (median with range or
with percentage).
| | | Median (range) or with percentage |
| | Age (years) | 61 (16–91) |
| | Gender: female/male | 199 (74%)/70 (26%) |
| | Serum ionized calcium (mmol/L) | 1.49 (1.30–2.42) |
| | Serum PTH (ng/L) | 159 (53–3765) |
| | Serum 25-OHD (nmol/L) () | 42.5 (13–99) |
| | Serum creatinine (μmol/L) | 68 (42–330) |
| | Urinary calcium (mmol/24 h) () | 8.76 (0.23–29.38) |
| | Number of focuses on 123I-99mTc-sestamibi scan (0/1/2%) | 63/193/13 (23,4/71,7/4,8) |
| | Number of focuses on 123I-99mTc-sestamibi scan (0/1/2%) | 158/102/9 (58,7/37,9/3,3) |
| | Weight of pathological gland (g) () | 0.65 (0.037–22) |
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