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Patients' views about parathyroid transplantation for post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Permanent hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) represents the most common postoperative complication associated with total thyroidectomy. Current treatment relies on high-dose calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation, but often this is insufficient and some patients remain symptomatic. Parathyroid allotransplantation is a new therapeutic option described recently in the literature. This study aims to investigate the patients' acceptability of parathyroid transplantation as a potential new treatment for hypoPT.

Method

Online survey of members of HypoParaUK, a support group for individuals affected by hypoPT.

Results

Responses were received from 252 hypoPT patients. Majority declared to experience severe symptoms despite regular medical treatment. On a severity scale of 0-5, symptoms that were most troublesome were fatigue (3.8), low sense of well-being (3.5), and numbness/tingling (2.9). On a scale of 0-10, on average, their current quality of life (QoL) was 5?±?3 and they expected this would improve to 7?±?2 with correction of their hypoPT. Forty-four percent of patients were extremely interested in a potential technique involving intramuscular injection of parathyroid cell suspension compared to just 14% who were interested in the more invasive procedure of implantation of a parathyroid allograft into the forearm. The main concerns expressed were related to the possible need for immunosuppressive therapy.

Conclusion

Patients with severe symptomatic hypoPT seem interested to consider participation in a clinical trial exploring the feasibility and success rate of parathyroid transplantation.

SUBMITTER: Stevenson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6132637 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Patients' views about parathyroid transplantation for post-thyroidectomy hypoparathyroidism.

Stevenson Alexander A   Mihai Radu R  

Langenbeck's archives of surgery 20180703 5


<h4>Background</h4>Permanent hypoparathyroidism (hypoPT) represents the most common postoperative complication associated with total thyroidectomy. Current treatment relies on high-dose calcium and/or vitamin D supplementation, but often this is insufficient and some patients remain symptomatic. Parathyroid allotransplantation is a new therapeutic option described recently in the literature. This study aims to investigate the patients' acceptability of parathyroid transplantation as a potential  ...[more]

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