In five of eight subjects, hypocalcemia was accompanied by an intact PTH within the low to mid-normal range; therefore, an intact PTH in this range cannot be taken as evidence against the ...

These fragments are quite low in normal healthy subjects; they accumulate in patients with chronic kidney diseases (CKD) and can be up to 50% of the (1-84) PTH in hemodialyzed patients (HD). Clinical ...

KDOQI guidelines recommend maintenance of serum intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH ... Fourteen of the 22 patients had low-turnover bone disease, and 6 patients had high-turnover disease.

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...