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Parathyroidectomy Ups QOL in Primary Hyperparathyroidism

After successful surgery, quality-of-life scores improve to level of controls undergoing thyroid sx

WEDNESDAY, June 1, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Patients undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) have lower quality-of-life (QOL) than controls undergoing thyroid surgery, but QOL improves after surgery, according to a study published in the June issue of Head & Neck.

Roderick Dulfer, M.D., from the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, and colleagues conducted a multicenter case-control study to examine the effect of parathyroidectomy on QOL in patients with PHPT. Data were included for 52 patients with PHPT and 49 controls who underwent hemithyroidectomy; all participants completed the Short Form Health Survey-36 questionnaire.

The researchers found that patients with PHPT had significantly lower QOL scores before surgery. After successful surgery, QOL scores improved significantly. Postoperatively, there were no significant between-group differences in QOL.

“QOL was significantly lower in patients with untreated PHPT. Surgical treatment was associated with a significant increase in QOL,” the authors write. “Decreased QOL should also be considered as an indicator for surgical treatment in patients with PHPT.”

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