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The phenotype of primary hyperparathyroidism with normal parathyroid hormone levels: how low can parathyroid hormone go?
Surgery - 1 Dec 2011
Wallace Lucy B, Parikh Rikesh T, Ross Louis V, Mazzaglia Peter J, Foley Christina, Shin Joyce J, Mitchell Jamie C, Berber Eren, Siperstein Allan E, Milas Mira
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BACKGROUND: While normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism is well recognized in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP), less is known about patients with high calcium but normal intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH). We aimed to describe this entity and designated it normohormonal primary hyperparathyroidism (NHPHP). METHODS: From a prospectively maintained database of patients undergoing bilateral parathyroid exploration for...
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