Calcium and inorganic phosphate are of critical importance for many body functions, thus
the regulations of their plasma concentrations are tightly controlled by the concerted actions …

Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder caused by overactivation of
parathyroid glands resulting in excessive release of parathyroid hormone. The resultant …

Background Parathyroidectomy is a definitive treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism.
Patients contemplating this intervention will benefit from knowledge regarding the expected …

Primary hyperparathyroidism is an endocrine disorder that results in overproduction of
parathyroid hormone by overactivated parathyroid gland leading to a significant rise in blood …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine whether the operative approach
independently influenced recurrence and to identify perioperative predictors of recurrence …

Background Focused exploration (FE) and bilateral parathyroid exploration (BE) are the
standard surgical options for patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. However, the …

Background International multicentre outcome studies of surgery for primary
hyperparathyroidism (pHPT), especially for rate of conversion to bilateral neck surgery and …

Background The majority of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) have a single
overactive adenoma. Advances in preoperative imaging and surgical adjuncts have given …

Background Little is known about the long-term recurrence risk for primary
hyperparathyroidism after immediately “curative” parathyroidectomy. This study aimed to …

Objective To review our surgical experience and the impact of intraoperative parathyroid
hormone (IOPTH) testing among patients with normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism …