Microwave ablation as an efficient therapy for primary
hyperparathyroidism: Efficacy and predictors of treatment success
Abstract
Background:Microwave ablation has a great potential to treat primary
hyperparathyroidism; but its predictors and the therapeutic efficiency
are not clear enough and so the more investigations are required.
Aim:The purpose of this study was to explore safety and predictors of
the MWA efficacy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)
induced by parathyroid adenoma. Methods: Patients with PHPT treated with
MWA were included in this study. Depending on the treatment efficacy,
patients divided into two groups as response and no response group.
Possible predictors as age, gender, Parathyroid adenoma volume, baseline
levels of calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), alkaline phosphate (ALP),
vitamin D and location of parathyroid adenoma and the instrumental
parameters which are microwave ablation time and power were compared
between two groups. The resulting possible predictors the MWA efficacy
exhibiting statistically significant difference was investigated by
using logistic regression. Results: Thirty-two patients participated
into predictor analysis for MWA efficacy. Comparison of the values of
response and no response groups in terms possible predictors revealed
only the baseline Ca level as the potential predictor of the efficacy of
MWA (P <0.05). Further logistic regression results showed the
baseline Ca level as insignificant to construct a mathematical model to
predict the efficacy of MWA (P = 0.071). Furthermore, a significant
difference in time differences was observed after 1 day of the MWA
treatments in the levels of Ca, P, and PHT except than ALP, those of
which was 30 days later (P <0.001). Later on, the difference
stayed steady until the end of follow up. Conclusions:MWA is an
effective and safe therapy for in patients with PHPT caused by
parathyroid adenoma. Baseline Ca level has been found as potential but
detailed investigations revealed none of the explored factors as
predictive for the assessed patients. Keywords:Primary
hyperparathyroidism, microwave ablation, predictor, efficacy