Surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in elderly patients: an institutional experience

Andrea Polistena,Alessandro Sanguinetti,Roberta Lucchini,Segio Galasse,Stefano Avenia,Massimo Monacelli,Louis Banka Johnson,Bengt Jeppsson,Nicola Avenia

Surgical treatment of secondary hyperparathyroidism in elderly patients: an institutional experience

2017

Andrea Polistena
Alessandro Sanguinetti
Roberta Lucchini
Segio Galasse
Stefano Avenia
Massimo Monacelli
Louis Banka Johnson
Bengt Jeppsson
Nicola Avenia

Background Secondary hyperparathyroidism in elderly fragile patients presents clinical difficulties due to severity of symptoms and related comorbidity. The optimal surgical approach for this group of patients is still debated.

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Pediatrics
Comorbidity
Subtotal Parathyroidectomy
Diabetes mellitus
Total parathyroidectomy
Physical therapy
Secondary hyperparathyroidism
Medicine
Surgery
Geriatrics
General surgery
surgical treatment
geriatrics gerontology
surgical approach

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