Surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism

ABSTRACT Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a hypercalcemic disorder that occurs when one or more parathyroid glands produces excessive parathyroid hormone (PTH). PHPT is typically treated with surgery, and it remains the only definitive therapy, whose techniques have evolved over previous decade...

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Main Authors: Murilo Catafesta das Neves, Rodrigo Oliveira Santos, Monique Nakayama Ohe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2022-12-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972022000500678&tlng=en