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Abstract
Parathyroidectomy is curative in primary hyperparathyroidism, but elderly patients are often denied this treatment owing to concerns over operative risks and doubts over efficacy of the intervention in improving symptoms. This view is changing, however, as evidence accumulates of the efficacy and safety of the procedure in the aged.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19629065 DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.142
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Rev Endocrinol ISSN: 1759-5029 Impact factor: 43.330