Open AccessEffect of Surgeon Expertise on the Outcome in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Frank Willeke,
Monika Willeke,
Ulf Hinz,
Dorothea Lorenz,
K. Nitschmann,
Andreas Grauer,
N. Senninger,
E. Klar,
Christian Herfarth
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3644
pISSN - 0004-0010
DOI - 10.1001/archsurg.133.10.1066
Subject(s) - medicine , primary hyperparathyroidism , surgery , retrospective cohort study , endocrine surgery , hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid carcinoma , complication , multiple endocrine neoplasia , parathyroidectomy , general surgery , parathyroid hormone , thyroid , biochemistry , chemistry , gene , calcium
Success in surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is thought to be closely linked to surgical expertise. We investigated the effect of the surgeon's experience on the postoperative outcome in patients with PHPT.