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RECURRENT SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM DUE TO IMPLANTED PARATHYROID TISSUE: A CASE REPORT
Author(s) -
Penington A.,
Ihle B.,
Billson V.,
Clunie G. J. A.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1990.tb07481.x
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroidectomy , hyperparathyroidism , forearm , surgery , complication , secondary hyperparathyroidism , chronic renal failure , parathyroid hormone , calcium
Hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of chronic renal failure. Although many patients can be managed by conservative measures, surgery is sometimes necessary. One of two operations can be performed: subtotal parathyroidectomy or total pardthyroidectomy with reimplantation of pardthyroid tissue into muscle. A case is presented of a patient who underwent the first and then the second of these procedures for recurrent hyperparathyroidism. A further recurrence was found to be caused by the implanted parathyroid tissue in a forearm muscle, requiring a third procedure for control of the disorder.