Typically, about 2% to 20% of SHPT patients experience recurrence or persistence after conventional parathyroidectomy procedures, likely due to residual parathyroid tissue. Purge parathyroidectomy ...

Surgical complications and symptom improvement, for example, did not differ significantly between total parathyroidectomy with and without autotransplantation. A recent systematic review and ...

Adults with mild hyperparathyroidism who underwent a parathyroidectomy did not have a difference in fracture events at 10 years compared with adults who did not undergo surgery, according to study ...

At the Baylor College of Medicine Endocrine Surgery Clinics at the Dan L Duncan Cancer Center, Drs. Raymon Grogan, James W. Suliburk, Feibi Zheng and their team, specialize in the treatment of tumors ...

Parathyroidectomy is curative in primary hyperparathyroidism, but elderly patients are often denied this treatment owing to concerns over operative risks and doubts over efficacy of the intervention ...

In older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy procedure didn’t have any effect on kidney function. The study is published in Annals of Internal Medicine. // Primary ...

Q: Which specialist should I consult for symptoms of hyperparathyroidism? A: You may see the family physician, who may refer you to an endocrinologist for further tests and work-up. If surgery is ...

Parathyroid tumours usually develop in the neck, but rarely they are found in the chest, and these mediastinal parathyroid tumours will require major surgery to remove them. Parathyroid tumours may ...

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 ...

2.1.1 There are usually four parathyroid glands situated in the neck, but in about 10% of people one or more of the glands are located in the mediastinum. Parathyroid tumours (most commonly benign ...