Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Renal hyperparathyroidism (rHPT) may affect up to 30% of dialysispatients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). rHPT is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular events (CE) and bone diseases such as pain or renal osteodystrophy. Total or subtotal parathyroidectomy may be a chance to reduce the severity of the symptoms and decrease the risk of CE and death. Pre-operative scintigraphy and ultrasound diagnostics in rHPT may be insufficient at even up to 60% ...