title: Parathyroid gland: Is parathyroidectomy safe and beneficial in the elderly?
abstract: Parathyroidectomy is curative in primary hyperparathyroidism, but elderly patients are often denied this treatment owing to concerns over operative risks and doubts over efficacy of the intervention in improving symptoms. This view is changing, however, as evidence accumulates of the efficacy and safety of the procedure in the aged.
authors.forename: Neveen A T
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Hamdy
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards*