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Monocentric experience of primary hyperparathyroidism surgery in Algeria
1Faculty of Medicine, Badji Mokhtar Annaba University, Boulevard Mohamed Seddik Benyahia, Annaba, Algeria.
Introduction:
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) remains a relatively underdiagnosed disease in developing countries. The aim of this study was to assess the demographic, pathological, biochemical, and surgical characteristics of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism in a university hospital department of otolaryngology in eastern Algeria.
Materials And Method:
We performed a retrospective analysis of the records of 62 patients operated in our department for primary hyperparathyroidism between January 2002 and December 2013.
Results:
The mean age was 47.7 ± 15 years with a female preponderance (88.7%). The mode of discovery was during a biological assessment for bone syndrome in 42% of cases. The mean calcemia was 2.92 ± 0.6 mmol/L, and the intact serum parathyroid hormone was 867.78 ± 954.50 pmol/L. A total of 54.8% of patients had bilateral neck exploration, and 45.2% had minimally invasive open parathyroidectomy. Postoperative complications were dominated by severe hypocalcemia and hungry bone syndrome.
Conclusion:
The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism in our country is late, and management is often performed after the appearance of bone and renal complications.
