Weight gain after curative parathyroidectomy predicts increase in bone mineral density in patients with symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism.

Rimesh PalAshutosh K AryaAnshita AggarwalPriyanka SinghDivya DahiyaAshwani SoodTulika SinghSant RamAnil BhansaliSanjay Kumar Bhadada

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)

Curative surgery improves BMD at all sites in patients with symptomatic PHPT. Weight gain following surgery can be used as a positive clinical predictor of BMD rise.

Keyphrases

weight gain
bone mineral density
body mass index
birth weight
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
postmenopausal women
body composition
weight loss
surgical site infection
rectal cancer
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
physical activity
atrial fibrillation