title: The management of primary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: With the advent of serum parathyroid hormone assays the diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism has become relatively straightforward. Current unresolved problems comprise the selection of patients for surgery, the pre-operative localization of lesions and the medical management of patients who, for one reason or another, are unsuitable for surgery.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000601:surgery