Preoperative Parathyroid Needle Localization: A Minimally Invasive Novel Technique in Reoperative Settings

Table 1

Results of ultrasound-guided FNA, PTH washout before guide wire placement and pre/postoperative calcium and PTH levels after parathyroid adenoma removal using guide wire localization.

Patient	Preop Ca; (mg/dL)	Postop Ca; (mg/dL)	Preop PTH; (pg/mL)	Postop PTH; (pg/mL)	Fna ± for; parathyroid	PTH washout
Patient 1:	10.1	8.9	103	4	−ve	Unavailable
Patient 2:	11.4	8.7	148	31	+ve	103
Patient 3:	11.1	8.8	158	80	+ve	Unavailable
Patient 4:	11.7	8.3	284	15.4	+ve	180,000
Patient 5:	11.2	8.5	212	8	+ve	>2500
Patient 6:	10.4	9.1	121	27	−ve	204,727
Patient 7:	10.7	8.9	149	32	−ve	1816
Patient 8:	10.4	8.8	613	<5	+ve	952
Patient 9:	8.9	8.6	95	29	−ve	<60
Patient 10:	10.5	9.0	107	47	+ve	3433