• Indian J Med Res · Dec 2018

    Frequency & predictors of pancreatitis in symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism.

    • Ashutosh Kumar Arya, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Soham Mukherjee, Priyanka Singh, Surinder S Rana, Divya Dahiya, Ashwani Sood, Uma Nahar Saikia, Mahesh Prakash, Deepak Kumar Bhasin, Arunanshu Behera, Rama Walia, and Anil Bhansali.
    • Department of Endocrinology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.
    • Indian J Med Res. 2018 Dec 1; 148 (6): 721-727.

    Background & ObjectivesThe frequency and predictors of pancreatitis in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are not well understood. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the frequency of pancreatitis in patients with PHPT and its association with clinical and biochemical parameters of the disease.MethodsIn this retrospective study all consecutive patients with PHPT registered in the PHPT registry (www.indianphptregistry.com) from the year 2004 to 2013 were included. The clinical, biochemical and radiological parameters related to pancreatitis were evaluated in histologically proven PHPT patients.ResultsA total of 218 patients (63 men; mean age: 40.6±14.4 yr) underwent surgery for PHPT during the study. Pancreatitis occurred in 35 [16%, 18 acute and 17 chronic pancreatitis (CP)] patients and male:female ratio was 1:0.94. Skeletal manifestations were seen less frequently in PHPT with pancreatitis as compared to that of PHPT without pancreatitis. PHPT with pancreatitis had significantly higher serum calcium (12.4±2.0 vs. 11.7±1.5 mg/dl, P <0.05) in comparison to PHPT without pancreatitis. PHPT with acute pancreatitis (AP) had higher serum calcium (P <0.05) and parathyroid hormone (PTH) (P <0.05) levels than PHPT with CP. Curative parathyroidectomy improved the symptoms associated with pancreatitis as there was no recurrence in AP group, whereas recurrence was observed only in about 10 per cent patients of the CP group.Interpretation & ConclusionsPancreatitis was observed in 16 per cent of PHPT patients with male predominance in the study population. No recurrence of AP was observed after curative surgery. It may be proposed that serum amylase with calcium and PTH should be measured in all patients of PHPT with pain abdomen to rule out pancreatitis.

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