Opportunities to improve the diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism: retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is readily diagnosed biochemically and can be cured with low-risk surgery, it is often underrecognized and undertreated. Our objectives were to characterize, within our health system, how often patients with hypercalcemia were evaluated for PHPT and how often patients with PHPT underwent definitive treatment with parathyroidectomy.

Methods

Ambulatory patients aged 18 years or older seen at our health system between January 2018 and June 2023 with chronic hypercalcemia were identified from the medical record. After excluding causes of secondary hyperparathyroidism, the proportion of patients with parathyroid hormone (PTH) tests was calculated. Among patients with biochemical evidence of PHPT, the proportion of patients wh

SUBMITTER: Vivero MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11336797 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature