Patients with untreated hyperparathyroidism are at increased risk for fractures, cardiovascular events, but the risks are reduced when treated with parathyroidectomy.
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) For patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), outcomes at 10 years do not differ for parathyroidectomy (PTX) compared with observation without intervention (OBS), according to a study published online April 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Mikkel Pretorius, M.D., from Oslo University Hospital in Norway, and colleagues […]
With more than 10 years of follow-up, a randomized trial shows nearly identical outcomes in most measures among patients with mild parathyroid tumors who did and did not receive parathyroidectomy.