Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is not an uncommon endocrine disease in regions where there are liberal indications for serum calcium measurements. There is a general consensus that virtually all patients with symptomatic PHPT should undergo an operation. The proportion of patients with mild or ‘asymptomatic’ PHPT varies between 40 and 80% in published reports, but a frequent estimate is that about 50% of all PHPT patients belong to this category.<p class="abs...