Is parathyroidectomy safe and effective in patients with normocalcemic primary hyperparathyroidism?

Emanuela TrainiRocco BellantoneSerena Elisa TemperaSalvatore RussoCarmela De CreaCelestino Pio LombardiMarco Raffaeli

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2018)

In normocalcemic patients, parathyroidectomy is as safe and effective as in hypercalcemic patients. In the presence of symptoms and/or target organ disease, parathyroidectomy may have a positive effect on the outcome of NHPT patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported