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Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia surgery
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia. Very rarely its done in patients with associated pancreatitis, parathyroid adenoma, hyperparathyroidism, and hypercalciuria.
Surgery
Surgery
- Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of FHH.
Indications
Parathyroidectomy in FHH is rarely done in patients if associated conditions are present along with the FHH such as[1][2]
- Hypercalciuria
References
References
- ↑ Brachet C, Boros E, Tenoutasse S, Lissens W, Andry G, Martin P, Bergmann P, Heinrichs C (2009). “Association of parathyroid adenoma and familial hypocalciuric hypercalcaemia in a teenager”. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 161 (1): 207–10. doi:10.1530/EJE-09-0257. PMID 19423559.
- ↑ Carling T, Szabo E, Bai M, Ridefelt P, Westin G, Gustavsson P, Trivedi S, Hellman P, Brown EM, Dahl N, Rastad J (2000). “Familial hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria caused by a novel mutation in the cytoplasmic tail of the calcium receptor”. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 85 (5): 2042–7. doi:10.1210/jcem.85.5.6477. PMID 10843194.
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