Surgeons at the Norman Parathyroid Center in Tampa, Fla., announced today they have exceeded 18,000 patients on their “parathyroid surgery map,” which documents where patients come from to undergo ...
Most patients with mild, asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) are identified incidentally, and rarely experience disease progression or complications within 10 years. Whether these patients ...
Rates of transient ischemic attack, mitral valve stenosis, and heart failure declined after parathyroidectomy among patients ...
In a retrospective analysis of over 210,000 Medicare beneficiaries, only 30% underwent this operation within a year of their initial diagnosis, reported Carolyn Dacey Seib, MD, of Stanford University ...
A new study led by National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH) researchers shows that while scarless thyroid surgery preserves ...
A groundbreaking study jointly led by the School of Clinical Medicine at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that surgical removal of the diseased ...
Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is a rare entity with profound oncologic and surgical implications, accounting for < 1% of cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). PC typically presents as severe PHPT, ...
Thyroid ultrasound Researchers caution that radiofrequency ablation should only be considered for patients ineligible for parathyroid surgery. Ultrasound-guided radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of ...
A new study jointly led by the School of Clinical Medicine at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that surgical removal of the diseased parathyroid ...