The New Zealand medical journal
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Prospective 10-year study of postmenopausal women with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism.
There are few prospective studies of people with asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) who have not had parathyroidectomy. We followed a group of postmenopausal women with asymptomatic PHPT for up to 10 years to determine whether they could be managed conservatively without parathyroidectomy. ⋯ Many postmenopausal women with asymptomatic PHPT do not develop symptoms or complications of PHPT, and their biochemical parameters remains stable. Therefore, such asymptomatic women with PHPT can often be managed conservatively without parathyroidectomy.