Tag: Parathyroidectomy

Calciphylaxis: a complication of end-stage renal disease improved by parathyroidectomy

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John C. Maroulis, Constantinos Fourtounas, John G. Vlachojannis, Nikolaos Siasos, Dionysios Karavias, Dionysios Chartoumpekis, Ioannis Habeos

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A 43-year old Caucasian male with end-stage renal disease presented with painful skin lesions and high calcium phosphate product that did not respond to medical treatment. Skin biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of calciphylaxis. Urgent parathyroidectomy was performed and re­sulted in decrease in the calcium phosphate product and improvement of his symptoms and signs …

Total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation in patients with renal hyperparathyroidism: indications and surgical approach

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Stavros Gourgiotis, Panagiotis Moustafellos, Charalabos Stratopoulos, Vasilis Vougas, Spiros Drakopoulos, Evangelos Hadjiyannakis

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OBJECTIVE: renal hyperparathyroidism (rH) is one of the most serious complications in long-term hemodialysis patients. the purpose of this retrospective study was the evaluation of the surgical indications, parathyroid histology, and the results of total parathyroidectomy with autotransplantation (Ptx+At) in patients with rH…