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Surgical treatment of children with hyperparathyroidism: single centre experience

Alagaratnam Swethan , Brain Caroline , Spoudeas Helen , Dattani Mehul , Hindmarsh Peter , Allgrove Jeremy , Van't Hoff William , Kurzawinski Tomasz

Introduction: Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) in children is rare with limited outcome measures post surgery.Methods: Retrospective case review of 26 (14M) children (<16 years) who underwent parathyroidectomies (PTx) between 1978 and 2011.Results: Twenty-six children (14M, 12F) included six neonates with neonatal severe HPT (NSHPT) and 20 older children with HPT (13 sporadic, 7 familial).All NSHPT neonates were...