A retrospective case-controlled study of video-assisted versus open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Marcin Barczyński; Aleksandra Papier; Jakub Kenig; Ireneusz Nawrot

doi:10.5114/wiitm.2014.45087

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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques

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A retrospective case-controlled study of video-assisted versus open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Marcin Barczyński

,

Aleksandra Papier

,

Jakub Kenig

,

Ireneusz Nawrot

Videosurgery Miniinv 2014; 9 (4): 537–547

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2014.45087

Online publish date: 2014/09/05

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Introduction: Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) with intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay (IOPTH) has successfully replaced conventional neck exploration in most patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) and preoperatively localized parathyroid adenoma.

Aim: To compare outcomes of video-assisted MIP (MIVAP) to open MIP (OMIP).

Material and methods: A retrospective case-controlled study of 455 patients with sporadic pHPT undergoing MIP with IOPTH at our institution in 2003–2012 was undertaken. The primary outcome measure was postoperative pain. Secondary outcome measures were: duration of surgery, recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) identification rate, conversion rate, length of hospital stay, cure rate, patients’ satisfaction with cosmetic outcome, morbidity, costs, and diagnostic accuracy of IOPTH.

Results: Of 455 patients with pHPT and a solitary parathyroid adenoma on preoperative imaging, 151 underwent MIVAP and 304 had OMIP. The following outcomes were favourable for MIVAP vs. OMIP: lower pain intensity during 24 h postoperatively (p < 0.001), lower analgesia request rate (p < 0.001), lower analgesics consumption (p < 0.001), higher recurrent laryngeal nerve identification rate (p < 0.001), shorter scar length (p < 0.001), and better cosmetic satisfaction at 1 month (p = 0.013) and at 6 months (p = 0.024) after surgery. However, MIVAP vs. OMIP had longer duration of surgery (p < 0.001), and was more expensive (p < 0.001). No differences were noted in the conversion rate, length of hospital stay, and morbidity.

Conclusions: Both MIVAP and OMIP approaches were equally safe and effective. However, the outcomes of MIVAP operations were superior to OMIP in terms of lesser postoperative pain, lower analgesics consumption, and better cosmetic satisfaction resulting from a smaller scar.

keywords:

minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy, open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay

A retrospective case-controlled study of video-assisted versus open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy

Marcin Barczyński , Aleksandra Papier , Jakub Kenig , Ireneusz Nawrot

minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, minimally invasive video-assisted parathyroidectomy, open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, intraoperative parathyroid hormone assay

Marcin Barczyński

,

Aleksandra Papier

,

Jakub Kenig

,

Ireneusz Nawrot