title: Surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism: state of the art.
abstract: This article reviews the current state of the art regarding therapy for primary hyperparathyroidism. Clinical evaluation and indications for parathyroidectomy are described, followed by a review of surgical techniques currently being practiced and possible outcomes involved. Focused parathyroidectomy has become a successful alternative to conventional bilateral cervical exploration.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrine Surgery, DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33136, USA. jlew@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: John I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: Carmen C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Solorzano
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000379:methods*