Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism has an overall incidence of 25 per 100,000 of the UK population but may be present in 1 in 500 or more women over the age of 45. Surgery is the treatment of choice in symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT). Selected patients with asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism may also benefit from parathyroidectomy.Traditionally, parathyroidectomy has been based on a collar incision coupled with bilateral cervical neck exploration. ...

Primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common endocrine conditions affecting upto 2% of postmenopausal women. Diagnosis is primarily biochemical and is usually secure when a persistently elevated plasma calcium is found together with parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentrations above the middle of the normal range. The only other circumstance which can produce a similar picture is familial benign (hypocalciuric) hypercalcaemia (FBH) which is an inherited disorder oc calciu...