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Revision as of 20:22, 28 September 2017
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism Microchapters |
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Differentiating Pseudohypoparathyroidism from other Diseases |
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Pseudohypoparathyroidism surgery On the Web |
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American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Pseudohypoparathyroidism surgery |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Pseudohypoparathyroidism surgery |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mazia Fatima, MBBS [2]
Overview
Surgical resection of enlarged parathyroid glands is usually reserved for patients that develop tertiary hyperparathyroidism in pseudohypoparathyroidism 1b. Rarely, excision of extraskeletal osteomas is done to relieve associated pressure symptoms in patients.
Surgery
- Surgery is not the first-line treatment option for patients with psuedohypoparathyroidism.
- Surgical resection of enlarged parathyroid glands is usually reserved for patients that develop tertiary hyperparathyroidism in pseudohypoparathyroidism 1b. Rarely, excision of extraskeletal osteomas is done to relieve associated pressure symptoms in patients. [1]