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Objective: To present the case of an adult patient with end stage renal disease who underwent total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation for uncontrolled secondary hyperparathyroidism Methods: Design: Case Report Setting: Tertiary ...
Jeanne O. Madrid, Celso V. Ureta
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Spinal cord compression secondary to brown tumour in a patient on long-term haemodialysis: a case report. [PDF]
Brown tumours may occur secondary to hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure (CRF). Diagnosing a spinal brown tumour causing cord compression requires a high index of suspicion.
Luk, KD, Mak, KC, Wong, YW
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Sensitization Patterns to Cyanoacrylate‐Based Surgical Glues
Surgical glues are increasingly used posing risks of allergic contact dermatitis caused by cyanoacrylate monomers. Ethyl cyanoacrylate (ECA) and surgical glues « as is » testing has proven to be a good tool for Patch test in sensitised patients. ABSTRACT Background Surgical glues are increasingly used, offering advantages like reduced scarring and ...
Lucrezia Bianchetti +10 more
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Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is a complication of kidney transplantation. This complicated condition carries over from the dialysis period and varies according to the function of the transplanted allograft.
Michio Nakamura +3 more
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Background Hungry bone syndrome (HBS) following parathyroidectomy is associated with severe hypocalcemia and increased morbidity. This study aims to determine the incidence and risk factors of post-parathyroidectomy HBS in dialysis patients with ...
Kittrawee Kritmetapak +5 more
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Usefulness of intraoperative PTH measurement in primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism: experience with 109 patients [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement (IO-PTH) was first described in 1988 and it's potentially useful in predicting cure after parathyroidectomy.
Abrahão, Márcio +7 more
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This retrospective cohort study investigates the epidemiology, impact on survival, and risk factors for valvular heart disease in a multi‐ethnic Asian population referred to the kidney transplant waitlist. ABSTRACT Aim The burden of valvular heart disease (VHD), which is high amongst end‐stage kidney disease patients (ESKD), is less well defined in ...
Quan Yao Ho +13 more
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Detection of an undescended parathyroid adenoma with 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT
Surgical excision of a parathyroid adenoma (PTA) is the only curative treatment for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP). The transition from routine bilateral neck exploration to minimally invasive parathyroidectomy has been made possible by preoperative ...
J. Booij +2 more
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Parathyroidectomy in the calcimimetic era [PDF]
SUMMARY: With the introduction of the calcimimetic cinacalcet HCl, some patients who would previously have undergone parathyroidectomy are likely to remain on medical therapy. Data is available on complication rates and some important outcome measures of parathyroidectomy, but the efficacy of calcimimetics to influence patient‐based endpoints such as ...
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Abstract This report describes a case of refractory ionised hypercalcaemia, of 12 months duration, in an 11‐year‐old, male, neutered beagle diagnosed with metastatic histiocytic sarcoma at postmortem examination. In this case, the parathyroid hormone levels were at the lower end of the reference interval, the parathyroid hormone‐related peptide was ...
Kerry E. Rolph +5 more
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