MANAGEMENT OF HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: A CLINICAL CASE
Abstract:
Hyperparathyroidism is characterized by overproduction of parathormone, its serum levels being regulated through negative feedback, by calcium and vitamin D levels, which act through their receptors. Currently, there are large variations in symptoms, so more information regarding the disease and determining calcium levels as screening test helps identifying hyperparathyroidism in asymptomatic patients. Surgery has proven to be an effective method of treatment, resulting in a reduction in the lithic effects that parathormone in excess has on bone density. Combined imaging of 99m Technetium sestamibi scintigraphy and SPECT/CT is the most sensitive method in detecting the location of the affected gland.
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