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See Latest ArticlesOutpatient Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Is Safe for Elderly Patients
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 05/29/09
Shin SH et al. - Minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for PHPT can be performed as safely in elderly patients as in their younger counterparts. Elderly patients with PHPT are more likely to have osteoporosis and higher creatinine levels at the time of surgical referral. Additional study of the role of earlier intervention is warranted.
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