Parathyroidectomy

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Removal of the parathyroid gland
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Minimally Invasive Approach as Effective as Bilateral Technique ...  -  Mar 17, 2008
DG NewsBy Mary Beth Nierengarten CHICAGO -- March 17, 2008 -- Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) is associated with greater improvements in quality of life

60K Physicians on Sermo Debate Medical News Before it Reaches the ...  -  Mar 20, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Do you prescribe Vitamin D after parathyroidectomy? -- Will you keep using Proquad? -- Medicare pay cut - Why are we accepting the assignment?

Improvements found in the presentation of hyperparathyroidism  -  Mar 20, 2008
Endocrine Today,RI and Cleveland Clinic Foundation conducted a retrospective study of 300 patients with hyperparathyroidism undergoing parathyroidectomy in 1985,

Meta-analysis: Vitamin D Compounds in Chronic Kidney Disease  -  Dec 17, 2007
Annals of Internal MedicineVitamin D compounds did not reduce the risk for death, bone pain, vascular calcification, or parathyroidectomy. Compared with placebo, established vitamin D

On the Pulse - 21st December  -  Dec 21, 2007
OnMedica,...than 3500 patients produced no evidence that vitamin D compounds reduced the risk of death, bone pain, vascular calcification, or parathyroidectomy.

Parathyroid Hormone Test Cleared For Use During Parathyroid Surgeries  -  Aug 18, 2007
eMaxHealth.com,The study was based on a review of 345 patients who underwent minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism from January 1990 to June

Surgery or Surveillance for Mild Asymptomatic Primary ...  -  Aug 6, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,Context: It is unclear whether patients with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) do better with parathyroidectomy (PTx) as compared with

Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism Secondary to Parathyromatosis  -  May 25, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)Repeated, often unsuccessful, neck explorations (already made difficult by scarring after parathyroidectomy) are performed in an attempt to extirpate

Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism Secondary to Parathyromatosis  -  May 25, 2007
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...parathyroid tissue is distributed throughout the neck, is a rare but challenging cause of recurrent hyperparathyroidism after parathyroidectomy.

Pulmonary and Peritoneal Ossification  -  Apr 25, 2007
New England Journal of Medicine (subscription),He had hypertension, had had multiple previous episodes of peritonitis, and had undergone a partial parathyroidectomy. Extensive calcifications were noted

Atul Gawande Rocks in the OR  -  Apr 2, 2007
New York Times,In the case of the parathyroidectomy, however, Dr. Gawande from the start had trouble finding what he was looking for. The parathyroid, which has no

AnaSpec Introduces Line of Assay Kits for Phosphatase Detection  -  Dec 5, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),...events, such as bone development,2 bone-related diseases,3 gestation related diseases,4 inflammatory bowel disease,5 post-parathyroidectomy stage,6 and drug ...

AnaSpec Introduces Line of Assay Kits for Phosphatase Detection  -  Dec 5, 2006
PharmaLive.com (press release),...events, such as bone development,2 bone-related diseases,3 gestation related diseases,4 inflammatory bowel disease,5 post-parathyroidectomy stage,6 and drug ...



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