Abstract
Ninety nine patients with end stage renal failure treated by maintenance home dialysis whose calcium and phosphorus balance was carefully controlled were studied for radiographic evidence of hyperparathyroidism. A total of 43 showed evidence of hyperparathyroidism despite excellent medical management. In 23 the abnormality was stable and the patients were asymptomatic with regard to the skeleton. The other 20 showed progressive bone disease. Sixteen of these patients were operated upon, and 14 were relieved of their symptoms by parathyroidectomy. Following operation, the radiographic evidence of bone disease halted dramatically, and a decided return toward normal was documented on subsequent films. Thus parathyroidectomy can control the skeletal deterioration and bone pain of hyperparathyroidism in patients who develop this complication. Serial radiographic studies are a reliable indicator of this circumstance.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 377-380 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
| Volume | 127 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 1976 |
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Autonomous hyperparathyroidism in patients on maintenance home dialysis. / Lehman, C. A.; Schreiber, M. H.
In: American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 127, No. 3, 1976, p. 377-380.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Autonomous hyperparathyroidism in patients on maintenance home dialysis
AU - Lehman, C. A.
AU - Schreiber, M. H.
PY - 1976
Y1 - 1976
N2 - Ninety nine patients with end stage renal failure treated by maintenance home dialysis whose calcium and phosphorus balance was carefully controlled were studied for radiographic evidence of hyperparathyroidism. A total of 43 showed evidence of hyperparathyroidism despite excellent medical management. In 23 the abnormality was stable and the patients were asymptomatic with regard to the skeleton. The other 20 showed progressive bone disease. Sixteen of these patients were operated upon, and 14 were relieved of their symptoms by parathyroidectomy. Following operation, the radiographic evidence of bone disease halted dramatically, and a decided return toward normal was documented on subsequent films. Thus parathyroidectomy can control the skeletal deterioration and bone pain of hyperparathyroidism in patients who develop this complication. Serial radiographic studies are a reliable indicator of this circumstance.
AB - Ninety nine patients with end stage renal failure treated by maintenance home dialysis whose calcium and phosphorus balance was carefully controlled were studied for radiographic evidence of hyperparathyroidism. A total of 43 showed evidence of hyperparathyroidism despite excellent medical management. In 23 the abnormality was stable and the patients were asymptomatic with regard to the skeleton. The other 20 showed progressive bone disease. Sixteen of these patients were operated upon, and 14 were relieved of their symptoms by parathyroidectomy. Following operation, the radiographic evidence of bone disease halted dramatically, and a decided return toward normal was documented on subsequent films. Thus parathyroidectomy can control the skeletal deterioration and bone pain of hyperparathyroidism in patients who develop this complication. Serial radiographic studies are a reliable indicator of this circumstance.
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VL - 127
SP - 377
EP - 380
JO - American Journal of Roentgenology
JF - American Journal of Roentgenology
SN - 0361-803X
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