Patient characteristics, symptoms, and preoperative biochemistry
| Parameter | |
|---|---|
| Median values (range in parentheses) and raw data (percentage of each group in parentheses) are presented. PreTx, parathyroidectomy before renal transplant; PostTx, parathyroidectomy after renal transplant. | |
| Age (y) | 51 (19–72) |
| Sex (M:F) | 29:25 |
| Pre-dialysis | 1 (2) |
| Haemodialysis | 21 (39) |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 20 (37) |
| Renal transplant | 12 (22) 5 preTx, 7 postTx |
| Duration of dialysis (months) | 37 (1–360) |
| Symptoms | |
| Bone pain | 28 (52) |
| Persistent hypercalcaemia | 27 (50) |
| Pathological fractures | 3 (6) |
| Soft tissue calcification | 5 (9) |
| Pruritis | 13 (24) |
| Epo resistant anaemia | 1 (2) |
| Preoperative biochemistry (normal range) | |
| PTH (1.3–7.6 pmol/l) | 89 (24–270) |
| Ca2+ (2.2–2.6 mmol/l) | 2.62 (2.15–3.40) |
| PO4 (0.8–1.4 mmol/l) | 2.01 (0.34–3.46) |
| Alkaline phosphatase (40–130 mmol/l) | 144 (56–911) |