Total parathyroidectomy in a large cohort of cases with hyperparathyroidism associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: experience from a single academic center

Total parathyroidectomy in a large cohort of cases with hyperparathyroidism associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1: experience from a single academic center

Most cases of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism present disturbances in a single parathyroid gland and the surgery of choice is adenomectomy. Conversely, hyperparathyroidism associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (hyperparathyroidism/multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1) is an asynchr...

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Main Authors: Fabio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro, Delmar Muniz Lourenço Junior, Marcos Roberto Tavares, Sergio Samir Arap, Climerio Pereira Nascimento Junior, Ledo Mazzei Massoni Neto, André D'Alessandro, Rodrigo Almeida Toledo, Flávia Lima Coutinho, Lenine Garcia Brandão, Gilberto de Britto e Silva Filho, Anói Castro Cordeiro, Sergio Pereira Almeida Toledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2012-01-01
Series:Clinics
Subjects:
Hyperparathyroidism
Parathyroidectomy
MEN1
Parathyroid glands
Parathyroid neoplasms
Hypercalcemia
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