Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Rates of any fracture are higher for adults with hyperparathyroidism before surgery vs. healthy controls. Adults ...

A new study compared the results of surgery with drug therapy in patients with tertiary hyperparathyroidism, i.e., after a kidney transplant. A study led by researchers from the Nephrology group at ...

Management of primary hyperparathyroidism with a simple surgical procedure to remove the benign tumor from the parathyroid significantly reduces fracture risk over time, whereas treatment with any of ...

Many patients are diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism when mild hypercalcemia is discovered incidentally. Observation is considered acceptable for such patients if they are asymptomatic and ...

A study led by researchers from the Nephrology group at Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and the University Hospital of Bellvitge (HUB), compared the results of surgery with drug ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients with coexisting primary hyperparathyroidism and renal disease, parathyroidectomy stopped the ...

LOS ANGELES, April 5 (UPI) --For patients with hyperparathyroidism, a cause of osteoporosis, treatment with bisphosphonates increases the risk for bone fracture, rather than reducing it, according to ...

In the hormonal disorder primary hyperparathyroidism, patients' risk of hip fracture is elevated by 51%, and that of heart attack or stroke 45%. These are results from a major study from the ...

In January of 2023, Herb Abrams kicked off the new year with a start that no one enjoys – at the doctor with sudden abdominal soreness. “For a few years, I thought I was just getting old,” Abrams said ...

Surgical treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism can be performed in an outpatient setting under local anesthesia with a good success rate. When persistent or recurrent disease occurs, however, the ...

Classical primary hyperparathyroidism—a disease of 'bones, stones, and psychic groans'—is a rarity in the US, although it is still seen in some parts of the world. Today, most patients with primary ...