Parathyroidectomy

Lilah F. Morris; Michael W. Yeh

doi:10.1007/978-1-84882-089-0_4

Parathyroidectomy

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The diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is established by demonstration of hypercalcemia in the presence of elevated or inappropriately normal parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels. Eighty-five percent of cases of sporadic pHPT are caused by a parathyroid adenoma - a single enlarged gland. Four-gland hyperplasia represents about 10% of cases, while double adenomas constitute 4% and parathyroid carcinoma <1%. While parathyroidectomy is the recommended treatment for patients with symptomatic pHPT, the need for surgical intervention in patients with asymptomatic disease is less clear.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery
Publisher	Springer London
Pages	23-28
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Print)	9781848820883
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-089-0_4
State	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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