Parathyroidectomy improves survival in patients with severe hyperparathyroidism: a comparative study.

Parathyroidectomy improves survival in patients with severe hyperparathyroidism: a comparative study.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) in CKD is associated with an increased risk for mortality, but definitive data showing that parathormone control decreases mortality is still lacking. This study aimed to compare the mortality of patients with severe SHPT submitted to p...

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Main Authors: Patricia Taschner Goldenstein, Rosilene Motta Elias, Lilian Pires de Freitas do Carmo, Fernanda Oliveira Coelho, Luciene Pereira Magalhães, Gisele Lins Antunes, Melani Ribeiro Custódio, Fábio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro, Silvia Maria Titan, Vanda Jorgetti, Rosa Maria Affonso Moysés
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3734286?pdf=render

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