What is the surgery cure rate of parathyroid operation?

High: Assuming one parathyroid adenoma in the setting of primary hyperparathyroidism (one gland disease) , the surgical cure rate can be as high as 95%. One gland disease is usually found in younger patients so younger patients will typically have a higher surgical success than older patients.

Nearly 100%: With radioguidance and intraoperative PTH monitoring the cure rates for parathyroidectomy are close to 100%, provided the surgery is for primary hyperthyroidism. In cases of secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism, 4 gland excision with reimplant in forearm is performed in case there is recurrent hyperparathyroidism. Pieces of remaining parathyroid tissue can then be removed from forearm.

Cure rate: For an occasional operator, it should be above 80%. For a high volume surgeon, it would be greater than 95%.