Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Experience at Mayo Hospital, Lahore
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https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v9i3.1330Keywords:
Retrospective Study. Hyperparathyroidism, Primary. Prospective Studies. Hyperparathyroidism. Case-Control Studies. Parathyroid Glands. Floor. Incidence. Cohort Studies.Abstract
The retrospective study was carried out on surgical floor at Mayo Hospital, Lahore, over a span of 15 years. Twenty patients referred from various specialities were included in the study. Seven were male and 13 were female. All patients were diagnosed biochemically and localization was performed with the help of ultrasonography, thallium & technitum subtraction. All patients underwent surgical exploration by adopting four glands exposure technique. Sixteen having single adenoma, two patients having multiple adenoma and two as hyperplasia and no malignancy seen on the basis of histopathological examination. No significant morbidity and no mortality observed in the series.
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