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[Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1. Surgical therapy of primary hyperparathyroidism].
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift fur alle Gebiete der operativen Medizen - 1 Sept 2004
Langer P, Wild A, Schilling T, Nies C, Rothmund M, Bartsch D K
Abstract excerpt
Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) occurs in about 90% of patients with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1). In contrast to sporadic pHPT, multiple gland disease is most common in MEN1. The appropriate surgical approach is still controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the results of surgical therapy of pHPT in patients with genetically confirmed MEN1. In an observational study, preoperative...
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