Open AccessParathyroid scintigraphy, histopathology correlation in patients with tropical pancreatitis and coexisting primary hyperparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Padma Subramanyam,
P. V. Sundaram
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.116796
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , pancreatitis , histopathology , incidence (geometry) , gastroenterology , diabetes mellitus , parathyroid adenoma , scintigraphy , hyperparathyroidism , acute pancreatitis , adenoma , pathology , endocrinology , physics , optics
Tropical pancreatitis (TP) is a juvenile, non-alcoholic type of chronic pancreatitis and is highly prevalent in Kerala, India. Increasing prevalence of TP and its varied manifestations prompted us to undertake this retrospective analysis. We attempted to study the incidence of TP in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and correlate with calcium levels, scintigraphy and histopathology findings.