title: Primary hyperparathyroidism: presentation and management.
abstract: 164 hypercalcemic patients were examined to determine the co-relation, frequency and mode of presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism. Primary hyperparathyroidism was diagnosed in 11 patients (6.7%). All of them presented late with renal and bony complications. The incidence of primary hyperparathyroidism appears to be lower than that of the western countries, and the introduction of routine serum calcium estimates can be expected to yield more cases of primary hyperparathyroidism especially asymptomatic cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, King Fahd Hospital, University Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: al-Salem
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: al-Mohaya
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al-Awami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khwaja
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy