Parathyroid Gland
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Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common clinical endocrine disorder. It is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient setting. This review presents a brief summary of the new trends of presentation,... more
BACKGROUND: Hyperparathyroid crisis is an uncommon, potentially lethal condition for which emergent parathyroidectomy has been advocated. STUDY DESIGN: The manifestations of hyperparathyroid crisis and outcomes of bisphosphonate-based... more
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is both underdiagnosed and undertreated. The most common causes for delayed diagnosis include failure to note hypercalcemia, poor workup for hypercalcemia, or not contemplating a diagnosis of HPT. The... more
Amaç: Sekonder hiperparatiroidizm (sHPT), kronik böbrek yetmezliği (KBY) olan hastalarda morbidite ve mortaliteye sebep olmaktadır. Medikal tedaviye cevap vermeyen olgularda paratiroidektomi gerekmektedir. Bu çalışmamızda KBY’li... more
Background. Heterozygous inactivating mutations of the calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) are the most common cause of familial hypocalciuric hypocalcemia (FHH). Patients typically have mild, asymptomatic hypercalcemia with normal to... more
Introduction: To report two unusual cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT) that initially manifested with a " jaw tumor " and to discuss the clinical implications of a giant cell granuloma vs an ossifying fibroma of the jaw.
Background—Parathyroid cryopreservation is often utilized for patients having parathyroidectomy. This allows for future autotransplantation if a patient becomes permanently hypocalcemic after surgery. However, the practice of... more
The concept of surgical invasiveness cannot be limited to the length or to the site of the skin incision. It must be extended to all structures dissected during the procedure. Therefore, MIT or MIP should properly be defined as operations... more