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Non-super-selective venous sampling for persistent hyperparathyroidism using a systemic hypocalcemic challenge.

Lilah F Morris1, Christopher Loh, Kevin Ro

  • 1David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.

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A new systemic hypocalcemic challenge (SHC) protocol for parathyroid hormone (PTH) gradient measurement in persistent primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) enabled non-super-selective venous sampling (VS). This method reduced procedure time and contrast but showed decreased accuracy in adenoma localization compared to super-selective VS.

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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Interventional Radiology
  • Surgical Oncology

Background:

  • Persistent primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) often requires precise localization of parathyroid adenomas.
  • Traditional venous sampling (VS) for PHPT diagnosis can be invasive and time-consuming, often requiring super-selective arteriography.
  • Augmenting the parathyroid hormone (PTH) gradient is crucial for successful VS localization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate a novel protocol using acute systemic hypocalcemic challenge (SHC) to enhance the PTH gradient.
  • To enable non-super-selective venous sampling (VS) as an alternative to traditional super-selective methods in PHPT patients.
  • To assess the efficacy and safety of the SHC-augmented non-super-selective VS protocol.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 37 patients (39 studies) with persistent or recurrent PHPT undergoing VS.
  • SHC protocol involved intravenous hydration, diuretics, and bicarbonate to induce temporary hypocalcemia.
  • Non-super-selective VS targeted large neck and chest vessels with rapid PTH testing, compared to super-selective VS with arteriography.

Main Results:

  • SHC induced a trend towards decreased ionized calcium and increased peripheral PTH.
  • 95% of patients achieved a positive VS PTH gradient (≥ 1.4-fold increase) with SHC.
  • Non-super-selective VS with SHC reduced mean fluoroscopy time (91 to 33 mins) and contrast volume (204 to 63 mL) (P < .0001).
  • Successful surgery was guided in 77% of SHC cases versus 90% of super-selective VS cases.
  • Adenoma site concordance was lower with SHC (46%) compared to super-selective VS (80%).

Conclusions:

  • The SHC protocol effectively enables non-super-selective VS for detecting a positive PTH gradient in PHPT.
  • SHC-augmented non-super-selective VS significantly reduces procedure time and contrast material usage.
  • While effective for gradient detection, SHC-assisted non-super-selective VS demonstrated reduced accuracy in adenoma site localization compared to super-selective VS.