Bone Abstracts

The aim of management is to normalize serum calcium and reduce PTH levels, leading to improvement in any associated symptoms. Parathyroidectomy (PTx) is the only curative treatment and should be recommended for PHPT patients with symptomatic disease, but also considered in asymptomatic patients who meet surgical criteria defined by international guidelines. Studies of the natural history of asymptomatic PHPT indicate that in the absence of PTx some patients show stability in s...