Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Diagnostic and Therapeutic Updates /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gasparri, Guido (Editor), Palestini, Nicola (Editor), Camandona, Michele (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Milano : Springer Milan : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Updates in Surgery,
• Subjects: Medicine.; Endocrinology.; Surgery.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Surgery.

This practice-oriented book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of the history, surgical anatomy, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, and treatment of primary, secondary, and tertiary hyperparathyroidism. The coverage is wide ranging, encompassing, for example, innovations in b...

Table of Contents:

• 1 History of parathyroids
• 2 Surgical anatomy of the parathyroid glands
• 3 Parathyroid hormone secretion and action
• 4 Etiology and pathogenesis of Primary hyperparathyroidism
• 5 Clinical manifestations of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• 6 Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• 7 Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• 8 Preoperative localization for parathyroid surgery in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism
• 9 Pathology of the parathyroid glands
• 10 Parathyroid exploration for Primary Hyperparathyroidism
• 11 Minimally invasive parathyroid surgery (MIP)
• 12 Surgical technique in reoperations
• 13 Genetic syndromes associated with primary hyperparathyroidism
• 14 Parathyroid carcinoma
• 15 Hypocalcemia after parathyroidectomy
• 16 Secondary hyperparathyroidism in adult predialysis and dialysis patients
• 17 Indications for parathyroidectomy in end-stage renal disease and after renal transplantation
• 18 Patient information in Primary and Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.