In the previous article, we presented results of literature review showing changes in hormone concentrations (parathyroid hormone, insulin, growth factor, prolactin) patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) at pre-dialysis and dialysis stages, described pathological relationships between serum hormones concentrations, as well their biological effects. this that continues general topic, provide...

Introduction: The purpose of this study is to assess the integrated role of scintigraphy by Tc99m MIBI in diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma and its impacts on the myocardium, and to evaluate whether myocardium perfusion gated SPECT study could be a complementary routine workup for patient with positive parathyroid adenoma on Tc99m MIBI parathyroid scan. Methods: Rest myocardium perfusion gated ...

Introduction: It is not a routine to remove the parathyroid glands during thyroidectomy except when they are ischemic or have malignancy. In this study, the prevalence of parathyroid removal during total thyroidectomy was assessed. Methods: In this case-series study, 53 consecutive patients under total thyroidectomy in two general hospitals during 2013-2014 were enrolled. Serum parathormone va...

Measurement of bone mineral content (BMC), intestinal 47Ca absorption, and calcium regulating hormones and sex steroids in serum were performed on 32 healthy aged subjects and 26 control young subjects. In BMC, there was a progressive fall after age 40, with the rate of decrease being greater in women than in men. A significant correlation was observed between BMC and testosterone in the men an...

The thyroid and parathyroid glands are dually innervated by sympathetic (cervical sympathetic trunk [CST]) and parasympathetic (superior laryngeal nerve [SLN]) nerve fibers. We examined the effects of electrical stimulation of efferent or afferent nerve fibers innervating the thyroid and parathyroid glands on the secretion of immunoreactive calcitonin (iCT), parathyroid hormone (iPTH), 3,3',5-t...

introduction: radio-guided parathyroid surgery along with other minimally invasive surgeries constitutes the main surgical treatment procedures for different kinds of hyperparathyroidism.  in this article we have reported our experience of radio-guided parathyroid surgery using tc-99m sestamibi. methods: ten patients with hyperparathyroidism included in our study. twenty mci of tc-99m sestamibi...

A 17-year-old boy with hyperparathyroidism exhibited a large cyst in the left hemi-thorax on his chest X-ray. The cyst was identified as a hydatid cyst. He was referred for biphasic methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) parathyroid scan. A discrete ectopic parathyroid was detected in the left upper mediastinum in addition to accumulation of the MIBI tracer in the cyst wall. Using radio-guided occu...

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an international public health problem affecting about 5–10% of the population. KDOQI guidelines highlight importance measuring parathyroid hormone levels annually once diagnosed with CKD. If are maintained within target range, then various complications can be prevented by adequate treatment. 1. To measure Calcium, Phosphorus, Alkaline phosphatase and in patient...

A 54 years old female with history of total thyroidectomy for papillary carcinoma, treated with lOOmCi of iodine-131 and negative whole body scans was referred for follow up study. Tl-201 scan revealed an area of radiotracer uptake in the neck region, suggestive of a parathyroid adenoma versus recurrence of thyroid carcinoma. The patient was operated, the parathyroid adenoma was removed. ...