Periarticular tissue calcifications are common in patients with chronic renal failure undergoing hemodialysis. We report the case of a patient on chronic hemodialysis for 10 years with significant improvement of isolated pseudotumoral calcinosis of the right hand after parathyroidectomy The aim of this study was to show the impact of parathyroidectomy on pseudotumoral calcinosis.

Primary hyperparathyroidism is predominantly caused by a single parathyroid adenoma. Knowledge of normal and ectopic locations of parathyroid glands is crucial to help guide surgeons who plan targeted unilateral parathyroidectomy to reduce surgical time and risk. We describe a female patient with clinical primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent a failed initial parathyroidectomy, with subsequ...

AIM To present the impact of parathyroidectomy on the spontaneous healing of necrotic lesions of the skin of the lower leg and on anticardiolipin antibodies regression in a 68-year-old female dialyzed patient with hyperparathyroidism and calcific-uremic arteriolopathy (CUA). METHODS After the occurrence of initial lesions of the lower leg skin, the intact parathyroid (iPTH) level, calcium (Ca...

HYPOTHESIS Current techniques for open conventional thyroidectomy or parathyroidectomy have evolved to enable a shorter incision (main proposition), and the length of the incision is influenced by objective factors. DESIGN Case series. SETTING University referral center. PATIENTS AND INTERVENTION Retrospective study of the most recent 200 primary consecutive routine thyroid and parathyroi...

In hemodialyzed patients hormonal disturbances are known to occur. However, melatonin levels have not been completely studied. The aim of the study was to find whether changes in calcaemia affect melatonin secretion. For this reason we followed the nocturnal serum concentrations of melatonin and parathyroid hormone (PTH) in 9 hemodialyzed patients (6 women and 3 men, aged 37-65 years) both befo...

BACKGROUND The indications and suitable operative time of parathyroidectomy for secondary hyperparathyroidism were discussed. METHODS From October 1978 to September 1994 parathyroidectomy was performed for 71 patients who had bone and/or joint pain due to secondary hyperparathyroidism. There were 37 men and 34 women (mean age 48.4 years). The duration of dialysis treatment before parathyroide...

Parathyroidectomy is the only definitive cure for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). While bilateral neck exploration has been the conventional surgical approach and the mainstay of therapy, recent advances in technology have revolutionized the field, making a focused or minimally invasive approach to parathyroidectomy a reality. This change has taken place because of the development of accura...

Background The landscape of patients with end-stage renal disease is changing the increasing availability kidney transplantation. In near future, a less aggressive approach to treat secondary hyperparathyroidism might be beneficial. We report outcomes parathyroidectomy for disease–related comparing limited, subtotal, and total parathyroidectomy. Methods performed retrospective analysis prospect...

Background: Persistent elevation of parathyroid hormone (PPTH) levels following curative parathyroidectomy is a dynamic & multifactorial process. This study was designed to the frequency persistent hyperparathyroidism in our patients and identify potential causal factors for PTH parathyroidectomy.
 Methodology: The included prospectively collected data on post-operative primary who und...

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.