Abstract

Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism often present clinically asymptomatic with various biochemical compositions of serum calcium, parathyroid hormone, vitamin D and urinary calcium. Understanding the subtle differences in clinical and biochemical presentations is key for timely diagnosis and referral to an experienced parathyroid surgeon. Surgery remains the only option for cure of primary hyperparathyroidism, which now favors a directed parathyroidectomy with intra-operative adjuncts. However it is important to understand and revise the surgical approach for patients with hereditary conditions or nonlocalizing studies. Revised guidelines from the Fourth International Workshop on the Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism in 2013 and the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons in 2016 are reviewed in this paper for an updated review of this condition.

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