Total Parathyroidectomy with Presternal Intramuscular Autotransplantation in Renal Patients: A Prospective Study of 66 Patients

Table 1

Characteristics of patients and preoperative laboratory findings.

	SHPT	THPT
N (number of patients)	38	28
Sex (female∶male)	24 : 14	14 : 14
Mean age (years)	39.2 (14–58)	43.4 (24–62)
Years on dialysis	7.8 (1–13)	6.12 (2–20)
Years of renal graft		2.6 (1–7)
iCa	1.35 (1.18–1.40)	1.59 (1.42–1.77)
p	6.6 (4.5–11.8)	2.7 (1.6–6.3)
AP	877 (130–2900)	311 (74–1304)
iPTH	1711 (516–2500)	442 (109–1758)

SHPT: secondary hyperparathyroidism; THPT: tertiary hyperparathyroidism, iCa: Serum-ionized calcium, P: phosphorus; AP: alkaline phosphatase; iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone. Reference values: iCa: 1.11–1.40 mmol/L; P: 2.3–4.6 mg/dL; AP: 35–129U/L; iPTH: 10–65 pg/mL.