The incidence of secondary hyperparathyroidism was detected in 40/61 patients (66%) with chronic kidney disease using scintigraphy and 16 patients (40%) from them underwent surgery. MIBI SPECT/low dose CT with 3D dual - tracer subtraction (MIBI-Tc) method is an effective tool for preoperative detection of the parathyroid glands hyperplasia or adenoma.

Background: An analysis of medical records of young females who were examined in our department during a five-year period females not taking HC, PE was detected in only 3 patients (10%).5. 10/17 (59%) repeatedly examined females had permanent post-embolic residual changes of lung perfusion. Conclusions:In our group of patients who underwent a P/V scan, 42% of those on HC were diagnosed with PE on scintigraphy, compared to 10% of those not taking HC. Among the patients with PE, there were 10/24 (42%) young females with persistent post-embolic changes. Our study indicates that the well-known risk of venous thromboembolism related to the use of HC needs to be considered as a cause of PE even among very young females. In our experience, prevention of these life-threatening conditions in patients with a family history of venous thromboembolism consists of timely examination of their thrombotic profile and selection of appropriate contraception.

BACKGROUND: Validation of the

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