Endocrine Abstracts

The more sophisticated laboratory methods are used, the more likely a disease is found at its asymptomatic stage. In particular, diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is currently based not only on the presence of clinical symptoms but on the typical upswing of the serum parathyroid hormone level. Outlooks of patients with PHPT and normal serum calcium level have not been quite clear so far. We tried to contribute to this question in a prospective study that has been...