Open AccessSeventeen Cases of Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Pregnancy: A Call for Management Guidelines
Author(s) -
Aimee N. Di Marco,
Karim Meeran,
Ioannis Christakis,
Vinpreet Sodhi,
Catherine NelsonPiercy,
Neil Tolley,
Francesco Palazzo
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of the endocrine society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.046
H-Index - 20
ISSN - 2472-1972
DOI - 10.1210/js.2018-00340
Subject(s) - primary hyperparathyroidism , medicine , pregnancy , conservative management , pediatrics , obstetrics , surgery , biology , genetics
The risks of primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) to pregnant women and their fetuses appear to increase commensurate with serum calcium levels. The management strategy for pHPT must be adapted in pregnancy and should reflect the severity of hypercalcemia. However, no guidelines exist to assist clinicians.