Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the clinical features in three age-groups of women with primary hyperparathyroidism.Methods: The data about biochemical profile and disease complications in women with active stage of disease (n=645) was collected from the Russian Primary Hyperparathyroidism Registry. Group 1 included women 20–49 years old (n=215) unless the patients with suspected or confirmed multiple endocrine neopl...

Background: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) is severe complication of chronic kidney disease, characterized by high serum parathyroid hormone (PTH), parathyroid gland hyperplasia, and disturbances in mineral metabolism. Effective management of SHPT includes measures to prevent hyperphosphataemia and excess PTH, to maintain serum calcium within the normal range. In dialysis patients with severe SHPT, medical treatment may fail and parathyroidectomy (PTX) is indicated for d...