Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is nowadays usually diagnosed as an asymptomatic disease but it might be related with advanced end-organ damage. Parathyroid incidentaloma (PI) is the term describing enlarged parathyroid nodules that are unexpectedly discovered on surgery or by imaging performed for nonparathyroid disorders. The recognition of PI might uncover a clinically significant PHPT with the potential for surgical cure. We retrospectively reviewed patients’ reco...