Handbook of Parathyroid Diseases A Case-Based Practical Guide /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Khan, MD, Aliya A. (Editor), Clark, Orlo H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Geriatrics.; Primary care (Medicine).; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Primary Care Medicine.

The Handbook of Parathyroid Diseases presents a comprehensive and concise overview of our current knowledge in the area of parathyroid function, hormone regulation and disease states. The Handbook educates the reader using a case-based approach presenting current evidence in the field. The material...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Foreward
• Mechanisms Underlying Extracellular Calcium Homeostasis
• Preoperative Parathyroid Imaging For the Endocrine Surgeon
• Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism Testing and Assays
• Symptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Medical therapy
• Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Asymptomatic Medical Management
• Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• Nonclassic, Extraskeletal Manifestations of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Brief Review and Possible Mechanisms
• Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
• Secondary Hyperparathyroidism – Surgical
• Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Part I: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features and Medical Management
• Surgical Treatment Of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Renal Transplantation
• Bone Density and Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.-Genetic aspects of Hereditary Hyperparathyroidism
• Hypoparathyroidism and Hypocalcemic states
• Molecular Pathogenesis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• Cost-effectiveness of Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism.