5-year Follow-up of Reimplanted Parathyroid Glands in Forearm Subcutaneous Tissue During Thyroidectomy. A Confirmation of Graft Vitality in a Large Series of Patients.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to assess the outcomes of parathyroid gland reimplantation with PR-FaST technique in patients undergoing thyroid surgery, focusing on graft functionality over a 5-year follow-up period. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We analyzed data from 131 patients who underwent parathyroid reimplantation using the PR-FaST technique during thyroid surgery due to inadvertent parathyroid removal or evident vascular damage. Postoperative evaluations included serum calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and phosphorus (P) analyses on the 1st and 2nd postoperative days, at 10 days, and at 1, 3, 6 months, 1 year, and 5 years of follow-up. Additionally, the mean values of serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) concentration were measured from blood samples collected from both the reimplanted arm (iPTH RA) and non-reimplanted arm (iPTH NRA) within the same period. RESULTS: Among 131 patients, at 10 days post-surgery, only 46 patients (35.1%) out of 131 exhibited graft viability (iPTH ratio >1.5). This percentage increased to 72.8% (94 patients) after 1 month and further to 87.8% (108 patients) after 3 months post-surgery. At 1 year, 84.7% of patients showed good graft functionality. After 5 years, the percentage remained stable, with graft viability observed in 81.3% of patients. Only 91 of the initial 131 patients completed follow-up up to 5 years, with a dropout rate of 30.5 %. CONCLUSIONS: Parathyroid reimplantation using the PR-FaST technique is a viable option for patients undergoing thyroidectomy and has been shown to be a reproducible and effective technique in most patients, with sustained graft functionality and parathyroid hormone production over a 5-year follow-up period.

Risk of ileocolic anastomosis failure after right hemicolectomy for cancer. A comparison between different techniques.

BACKGROUND: In recent years, the role of laparoscopic approach in the surgical treatment of right colon cancer has increased. Results comparing the different techniques of ileocolic anastomoses are controversial, with studies only reporting some advantages of the intracorporeal laparoscopic technique. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes between laparoscopic versus open hemicolectomy for right colon cancer, focusing on anastomotic techniques (intracorporeal vs extracorporeal in the laparoscopic procedure, and manual vs mechanical in the laparotomic procedure). METHODS: This is a retrospective single center study enrolling patients with right colon cancer from January 2016 to December 2020. Primary endpoint of the study was the rate of anastomotic leak (AL). RESULTS: A total of 161 patients who underwent right hemicolectomy were enrolled: 91 were performed with laparoscopic technique, and 70 with open technique. Overall, AL occurred in 15 pts (9.3%). We observed 4 AL in intracorporeal (12.9%) and 6 in extracorporeal (10%) anastomoses, respectively. In the laparotomy group 5 patients (7.1%) developed AL, of which 3 (5.7%) and 2 (11.1%) manually and mechanically performed, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Based on our findings, laparoscopic hemicolectomy has a higher incidence of anastomotic leak. In the laparoscopic group, we observed the lowest rate of AL with extracorporeal mechanical anastomosis. When performed extracorporeally with open technique, hand-sewn anastomosis has better results than mechanical. KEY WORDS: Anastomosis, Cancer, Ileotransverse, Leakage, Right Colectomy.