During minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, intraoperative parathyroid hormone monitoring (IPM) can be used to determine whether all hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue has been excised. Since the ...
Secondary hyperparathyroidism commonly develops in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in response to high phosphate, low calcium and low 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D 3 (calcitriol) levels. High ...