Abstract
Main surgical treatments for secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) include subtotal parathyroidectomy (sPTX), total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation (tPTX+AT), and total parathyroidectomy (tPTX); however, determining the best treatment is debatable. We conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) comparing three treatments in terms of postoperative hypocalcemia (or hypoparathyroidism), postoperative recurrence, and reoperation. We searched PubMed, Medline, the Cochrane Library, and Embase for relevant research from inception to July 30, 2019. We performed our Bayesian NMA using R 3.51 software to assess odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI). Network and forest plots displayed study outputs. Potential publication bias was assessed with funnel plots using software Stata/MP 13.0. Twenty-six articles comprising 5063 patients were included in our NMA, which showed that postoperative hypocalcemia (or hypoparathyroidism) occurred more frequently in tPTX than in sPTX (OR=3.50, 95% CI 1.10-11.0) or tPTX+AT patients (OR=1.80, 95% CI 0.66-5.20). Regarding postoperative hypocalcemia (or hypoparathyroidism), there was no significant difference between sPTX and tPTX+AT (OR=0.53, 95% CI 0.24-1.10). As for recurrence rates, statistically significant differences were observed between sPTX and tPTX (OR=25.0, 95% CI 5.1-260), tPTX+AT and tPTX (OR=20.0, 95% CI 4.2-200), and sPTX and tPTX+AT (OR=1.30, 95% CI 0.65-2.50). Regarding reoperation rates, sPTX experienced higher incidence compared with tPTX+AT (OR=1.20, 95% CI 0.53-2.70) or tPTX patients (OR=2.70, 95% CI 1.20-14.00). TPTX+AT is recommended as the most efficient and safe surgical SHPT treatment with minimal adverse effects. Large-scale randomized controlled trials are recommended to confirm the NMA results.
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