Ambulatory surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism: A 67-case series.

INTRODUCTION: Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism, targeted by ultrasound and scintigraphy, satisfies the theoretical criteria allowing ambulatory surgery. The purpose of this study was to validate this strategy on a homogeneous case series assessed by this imaging strategy.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients operated for primary hyperparathyroidism by ambulatory surgery from 01/01/13 to 30/04/15 were included in this retrospective study. The usual endpoints of ambulatory surgery were evaluated.

RESULTS: A total of 144 patients were operated for primary hyperparathyroidism during the study period. Ambulatory surgery was possible in 67 patients, who all had a preoperative diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma. All patients were assessed by ultrasound and 66 patients were assessed by sestamibi scintigraphy, resulting in targeted unilateral neck surgery in 98.5% of cases. Two patients had to be hospitalised overnight due to minor complications.

CONCLUSION: Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism can be performed with short operating times in carefully selected patients with a low complication rate, thereby allowing ambulatory surgery.