Early parathyroidectomy within 1 year of diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) did not reduce the risk of a sustained decline in kidney function, measured by a decline in estimated ...

An emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism found that parathyroidectomy had no estimated effect on long-term kidney ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism occurs when the parathyroid glands produce too much parathyroid hormone (PTH). This can lead to health complications. Primary hyperparathyroidism is a relatively common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Overall, parathyroidectomy did not affect long-term kidney function in older adults with primary ...

Pregnancy can exacerbate endocrinopathies and obscure their diagnosis in patients with parathyroid or thyroid disease. A large, population-based study published in Archives of Surgery demonstrates ...

Parathyroidectomy can be difficult, with poor outcomes if abnormal parathyroid tissue is not fully resected or if critical neck structures, such as the recurrent laryngeal nerves, are injured during ...

Parathyroidectomy prior to kidney transplantation is associated with a lower risk for severe postoperative complications compared with calcimimetic treatment, according to investigators. Kidney ...

Even though surgery to remove diseased parathyroid glands (also called parathyroidectomy) is not indicated in mild cases of hyperparathyroidism, it may in fact benefit such patients in some cases. The ...

A new study jointly led by the School of Clinical Medicine at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that surgical removal of the diseased parathyroid ...

Pregnant women appear to have worse clinical and economic outcomes after thyroid and parathyroid surgery compared with women who are not pregnant, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of ...

Parathyroidectomy costs more to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in patients on hemodialysis than it does to treat primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), according to new study findings ...