Parathyroid adenomas are usually small in size; (weighing 70 mg–1 g) those weighing more than 2–3 g are classified as giant parathyroid adenomas. Giant parathyroid adenomas are in fact rarely encountered among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. They are believed to have distinct clinical and biochemical features related to specific genomic alterations. We chanced to manage a unique and possibly the first case of giant parathyroid adenoma (6 cm diameter and weighing 20 g) presenting with recurrent episodes of pancreatitis and discuss its surgical management with an added emphasis on the role of nuclear imaging in its preoperative localization. Our case demonstrates that clinicians should have a high index of suspicion of primary hyperparathyroidism in patients presenting with recurrent episodes of pancreatitis. Timely diagnosis, appropriate preoperative localization techniques, which would include a parathyroid scintigraphy and a focused surgical intervention are crucial to resolve complications and improve outcomes.
Arthroscopy assisted selective synovial biopsy was performed in 40 Patients with chronic synovitis of the knee presented to Orthopaedic outpatient department at Government General Hospital, Kurnool. Common histo-morphological patterns observed were non-specific type and tuberculosis. The procedure is safe with no morbidity and possibly helpful in early diagnosis of synovial pathology avoiding the complications of open surgery.
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