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Parathyroid surgery recovery and risks
Is a parathyroid surgery out-patient? What is the recovery time? What are the risks?
Operation Postop expectations Popular Postop complications
Parathyroid disease basics
What is Parathyroid Disease?
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Familial Hyperparathyroidism and Genetic Testing
Two of my sisters and I all have been diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism. I had parathy...
Genetics MEN1 primary hyperparathyroidism Etiology: the cause of parathyroid disease
Treatment of high calcium and high PTH with negative scan
I have both high pth (140) and high calcium (10.4). A Scan of my parathyroid glands showed normal...
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Role of CT scans and low calcium diets in diagnosing parathyroid disease
I had a recent CT scan of parathyroid that was reported normal. I was put on low calcium diet for...
Diagnosis Hypercalcemia Primary HPT Parathyroid Disease Basics Imaging
Thyroid Nodules and Primary Hyperparathyroidism
The local endocrinologist diagnosed me with primary hyperthyroidism. Ultrasound showed a 22 mm th...
Thyroid nodule Primary HPT Diagnosis Operation Treatment