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7254013

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-9-25
pubmed:abstractText
During a seven-year period, after the introduction of parathyroid hormone assays, 113 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism were seen at an Australian teaching hospital. In 68, parathyroidectomy was followed by normalization of serum calcium levels. Fifteen patients (six referred from other units) remained hypercalcaemic after their initial neck exploration. Thirty patients with biochemical changes indicative of primary hyperparathyroidism were not referred for surgery, mainly because of old age or lack of symptoms. Those patients who were not submitted to surgery, and those who had undergone unsuccessful neck explorations, were observed (while hypercalcaemic) for a mean period of three years. During the period of observation, no deterioration occurred in the clinical or biochemical status of these patients. It is proposed that patients with non-symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism may be managed by clinical observation, rather than by immediate parathyroidectomy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0025-729X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
519-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1981
pubmed:articleTitle
Hyperparathyroidism: experiences with treated and untreated patients.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't