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Vitamin D, a modulator of musculoskeletal health in chronic kidney disease [PDF]
The spectrum of activity of vitamin D goes beyond calcium and bone homeostasis, and growing evidence suggests that vitamin D contributes to maintain musculoskeletal health in healthy subjects as well as in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD ...
Jordi Bover +6 more
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Pediatric thyroid disease: when is surgery necessary, and who should be operating on our children? [PDF]
Surgical diseases of the thyroid in the pediatric population represent a diverse set of both benign and malignant conditions. Overall, incidence is rare.
Breuer, Christopher +3 more
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Pathogenesis of refractory secondary hyperparathyroidism [PDF]
Calcitriol is currently used to reduce parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in uremic patients. However, a significant number of patients fail to respond to calcitriol therapy. The data suggest that a poor response to calcitriol can be anticipated in patients with severe hyperparathyroidism (with a high basal PTH levels) and uncontrolled serum phosphate ...
Bartolome Garfia +9 more
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism: recurrence after total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation
BACKGROUND Secondary hyperparathyroidism is common in patients with end-stage chronic kidney disease. If drug therapy fails, total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation of parathyroid tissue into the forearm (PTX-AT) is the most widely ...
Lukas Steffen +3 more
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A Rare Presentation of a Bi-Maxillary Brown Tumour due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
Brown tumours are localized bone lesions, seen in patients with high parathyroid hormone levels. This can be due to primary hyperparathyroidism, which occurs more often in neoplasms of the parathyroid gland or due to secondary hyperparathyroidism more ...
Cheboh Cho-Fon +2 more
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Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Radiofrequency Ablation of Parathyroid Hyperplasia: Single Session vs. Two-Session for Effect on Hypocalcemia [PDF]
To evaluate safety and efficacy of one- vs. two-session radiofrequency ablation (RFA) of parathyroid hyperplasia for patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and to compare the outcome of both methods on hypocalcemia.
He, Hong-Feng +7 more
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism is almost a constant feature in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients maintained on hemodialysis (HD). Calcimimetic agents appear to offer an alternative to surgery in controlling secondary hyperparathyroidism in these ...
Salah O Bashir +4 more
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Tertiary hyperparathyroidism is defined as a state of excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone after long-standing secondary hyperparathyroidism, which typically occurs in patients with chronic kidney disease.
Byung Hoon Lee, Byungsoo Kim
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CONTEXT Recent studies support a bidirectional interaction between aldosterone and parathyroid hormone (PTH), possibly increasing the individual cardiovascular risk.
E. Asbach +10 more
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Rationale: Simultaneous spontaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture is a rare orthopedic injury; its initial diagnosis is misdiagnosed in up to 50% of patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
Wei-qian Wu +6 more
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