Parathyroidectomy for Normocalcemic Primary Hyperparathyroidism is Associated with Improved Bone Mineral Density Regardless of Postoperative Parathyroid Hormone Levels.
Michael S LuiUriel Clemente-GutierrezDanica M VodopivecShandel L ChangAditya S ShiraliBernice L HuangYi-Ju ChiangSarah B FisherElizabeth G GrubbsTheresa A GuisePaul H GrahamNancy D PerrierPublished in: World journal of surgery (2022)
Parathyroidectomy is associated with improved BMD in nPHPT patients with bone disease. Although one in four nPHPT patients had elevated postoperative PTH levels persisting throughout the study, BMD improvement was still seen regardless of postoperative PTH level normalization.