title: Role of parathyroid intervention in the management of secondary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: Measurement of the size of the parathyroid glands is mandatory for the selection of the optimal therapy for secondary hyperparathyroidism. Surgical parathyroidectomy or parathyroid intervention is indicated for patients with nodular hyperplasia as this form is seldom responsive to medical therapy. Selection of the intervention should be determined by the number, size and location of the parathyroid glands with nodular hyperplasia, including ectopic glands.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology and Dialysis Center, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. fukagawa@med.kobe-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukagawa
authors.forename: Shohei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
mesh_terms: D002117:Calcitriol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004032:Diet; D000431:Ethanol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006965:Hyperplasia; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D010710:Phosphates / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014807:Vitamin D / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D010710:Phosphates; D014807:Vitamin D; D000431:Ethanol; D002117:Calcitriol