Endocrine Abstracts

Primary hyperthyroidism (PHPT) is one of the diseases which are usually diagnosed in asymptomatic period nowadays. Even though considerable success was achieved, in some cases PHPT is not found out before complications were developed. A prospective study focuses on diagnostics and therapy of PHPT has been in progress at two tertiary centers of endocrinology in the Czech Republic since January 1st, 2007, with early diagnosis of PHPT being one of its aims. In a 6-year period, th...

Best of all, the primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) should already be disclosed in the asymptomatic stage. The authors of this contribution are participating in a longitudinal study, which is focused on several aspects of asymptomatic PHPT. The study has been in progress in the Czech Republic at the two tertiary endocrinology centers. Previously we had attempted to verify the assumption that the presence of a chronic disease results in more frequent contact of the patient with...