Many individuals who need their thyroid or parathyroid glands removed are potential candidates for scarless thyroid surgery. Ideal candidates for this type of scarless thyroid surgery may have the ...

A new study jointly led by the School of Clinical Medicine at the LKS Faculty of Medicine, of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has found that surgical removal of the diseased parathyroid ...

SEATTLE -- Parathyroidectomy helped reverse disrupted levels of inflammatory cytokines and vitamin D metabolites in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), a researcher suggested here. After ...

Because symptoms often develop slowly, patients may spend years experiencing fatigue, joint pain, memory issues, anxiety, depression, insomnia, kidney stones, or unexplained bone loss before receiving ...

To review the management of primary hyperparathyroidism in pregnant women by focusing on the use of preoperative localization procedures and minimally invasive parathyroid surgery during pregnancy.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Baseline intact parathyroid hormone levels do not appear to be predictive of a surgical cure and are not ...

BOSTON – For some patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia, parathyroidectomy may be the cure. In a new study, nearly all patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) who had a preexisting diagnosis of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared two devices that provide real-time location of parathyroid tissue during surgical procedures such as thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, the ...

Incidence of new-onset depression was no lower for adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) treated with early parathyroidectomy compared with nonoperative management, observational Veterans ...

For some endocrine conditions, surgery is the best treatment option and can relieve symptoms. An endocrine surgeon will explain your options and help you decide if surgery is right for you. You’ll ...