Annals of surgery
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Multicenter Study
No need to abandon focused parathyroidectomy: a multicenter study of long-term outcome after surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism.
The aim of this study was to investigate long-term outcomes after focused parathyroidectomy (FPTX) and open 4-gland parathyroid exploration (OPTX) for primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). ⋯ FPTX was associated with fewer operative complications and an equivalent rate of long-term recurrence than with OPTX. Although initial persistence rates were higher after FPTX than after OPTX, most were readily resolved with subsequent early reoperation. FPTX should not be abandoned in patients with positive preoperative localization.