Parathyroidectomy is safe and improves symptoms in elderly patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT)

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 787-791

  Stechman, Michael J ^a   Weisters, Mary ^a   Gleeson, Fergus V ^b   Sadler, Gregory P ^a   Mihai, Radu ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM, PRIMARY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70449348280     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03540.x     Document Type: Article

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