Background Familial isolated primary hyperparathyroidism (FIHP) is an autosomal dominant disorder that can represent an early stage of either the multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Pregnancy rates did not differ between women with primary hyperparathyroidism and healthy controls. There were ...

THIS report concerns 2 male sibs with hypercalcemia caused by neonatal familial primary hyperparathyroidism. In the literature there are only a few reports of familial hyperparathyroidism. 1,2 These ...

Background A 33-year-old woman presented with recurrent renal stones and malaise to her primary-care physician. Laboratory investigations revealed the patient had hypercalcemia and an elevated serum ...

USA: A large national cohort study has found that only a small proportion of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) ...

In the hormonal disorder primary hyperparathyroidism, patients' risk of hip fracture is elevated by 51%, and that of heart attack or stroke 45%. These are results from a major study from the ...

CHICAGO — Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is more common than previously thought and often goes unrecognized because physicians aren't checking parathyroid (PTH) hormone levels in over half of ...

Brown tumours are rare skeletal manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). They mimic giant cell-rich lesions and are usually found in the mandible, ribs, pelvis or long bones. Maxillary ...

Parathyroidectomy within the first year after a primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) diagnosis wasn't much help for preserving kidney function in older adults, an observational study suggested. Looking ...

In a large national cohort, researchers found that end-organ damage from primary hyperparathyroidism was more common than previously reported, affecting 51% of patients at diagnosis and a further 32% ...

A 17-year-old man presented at the clinic with thirst, lethargy and fatigue that had been ongoing for several months. His family physician had noted hypercalcemia, and the patient had been referred ...