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History of parathyroid gland surgery: an historical case series
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology, 09/25/09

Giddings CEB et al. – Patients were treated as curiosities and were documented as untreatable medical patients or as inexplicable thyroid surgery complications. Halsted noticed the ‘disastrous results from the loss of the glands’ and the resulting tetany, as did Billroth. It is the patients, however, who best illustrate the journey of discovery. In this review, we discuss three cases, highlighting their contributions.

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What steps should be considered in the patient who has had a negative cervical exploration for primary hyperparathyroidism
Clinical Endocrinology, 10/15/09 Relevance Score: 80%

No recurrence of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism when cure is established 6 months after parathyroidectomy
European Journal of Endocrinology, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 78%

Depressed expression of Klotho and FGF receptor 1 in hyperplastic parathyroid glands from uremic patients
Kidney International, 11/05/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Recurrent pleomorphic adenoma: uninodular versus multinodular disease
Irish Journal of Medical Science, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Amifostine for salivary glands in high-dose radioactive iodine treated differentiated thyroid cancer
Cochrane Reviews, 10/09/09 Relevance Score: 66%