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Table 2 This table demonstrates the reduced usefulness of IOPTH in the group with preoperative 2 concordant imaging localizing the suspected adenoma

From: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone level in parathyroidectomy: which patients benefit from it?

Localization

IOPTH not useful

IOPTH useful

Localized

184

2 (1.08% p value 0.017)

Not localized

23

2 (8%)

Total

207

4 (1.9%)

  1. 1.08% of the localized group benefited from IOPTH. This was statistically different from the group of patients that did not have 2 concordant preoperative imaging (p value = 0.017).