ea0037ep308 | Calcium and Vitamin D metabolism | ECE2015
Kuzu Fatih
, Arpaci Dilek
, Cakmak Guldeniz Karadeniz
, Erdemir Rabia Uslu
, Cabuk Mehmet
, Uygun Sevil Ilikhan
, Bayraktaroglu Taner
Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), caused by increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, leads to generalised disorder of bone metabolism characterised with hypercalcaemia and hypophosphatemia. Causes of PHPT include solitary parathyroid adenoma (80%), primary parathyroid hyperplasia (1015%), and parathyroid carcinoma (12%). Other rare cause is double parathyroid adenomas (DPA) with frequency <12%, which can be sporadic or familial. DPA sh...