Surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism.
Our reported experience with ninety-seven hypercalcemic patients having resected adenomas with no recurrent hypercalcemia or hypocalcemia had led us to continue a conservative approach. Twelve patients with multiple parathyroid gland involvement proven by biopsy were treated with three and one-half gland resection and autotransplantation.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000601:surgery*; D006965:Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence