Intraoperative parathyroid hormone (PTH) testing in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and PTH levels in the normal range

Abstract Background Primary hyperparathyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. Hypercalcemia with normal PTH levels is very unusual and can lead to diagnostic difficulties. There are very few very few studies in the literature and all with limited numerical samples. The goal of the present study wa...

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Published in:	BMC Surgery
Main Authors:	Fabio Medas, Enrico Erdas, Giulia Loi, Francesco Podda, Lucia Barca, Giuseppe Pisano, Pietro Giorgio Calò
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-04-01
Subjects:	Primary hyperparathyroidism Intact PTH Ionised calcium Hypercalcemia Parathyroid adenoma
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-018-0459-3