Pathology and outcome of surgical treatment for lithium-associated hyperparathyroidism

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-93

  Abdullah, H ^a   Bliss, R ^a   Guinea, A I ^a   Delbridge, L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LITHIUM; PARATHYROID HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MALE; MANIC DEPRESSIVE PSYCHOSIS; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROID HYPERPLASIA; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032893609     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.00977.x     Document Type: Article

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