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Hypoparathyroidism, a condition in which insufficient parathyroid hormone (PTH) is produced to maintain normocalcemia is associated with a variety of acute and chronic symptoms and complications due to hypocalcemia. Replacement therapy utilizing PTH has long been awaited, and this book is new and very timely as it coincides with the publication of results on the role of the PTH molecule in the pharmacological management of this disorder. This advance is sparking renewed interest in hypoparathyroidism, which is attributable to neck surgery in most cases and to inherited disorders in a minority. Hypoparathyroidism has been written by acknowledged experts in the field and provides essential, up-to-date information on the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition. It opens by addressing in detail the anatomy and physiology of the parathyroids and describing the epidemiology and clinical presentation of hypoparathyroidism. The full range of hypoparathyroid disorders are then discussed, including the various genetic forms, postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and other forms of acquired hypoparathyroidism. Individual chapters focus on refractory disease, the impact of the condition on bone, and the management of acute hypocalcemia. Both conventional treatment for hypoparathyroidism and the novel replacement therapy with PTH peptides are then thoroughly examined. Pseudohypoparathyroidism is also extensively discussed, with information on the various forms, differential diagnosis, and genetic testing. This book will be of interest to all endocrinologists, and also to surgeons and internal medicine physicians. .
Medicine & Public Health. --- Endocrinology. --- Surgery. --- Internal Medicine. --- Human Physiology. --- Medicine. --- Human physiology. --- Internal medicine. --- Médecine --- Physiologie humaine --- Médecine interne --- Endocrinologie --- Chirurgie --- Parathyroid glands -- Diseases. --- Parathyroid glands. --- Parathyroid hormone. --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Clinical Endocrinology --- Parathyroid glands --- Diseases. --- Parathormone --- Calcium regulating hormones --- Human biology --- Medical sciences --- Physiology --- Human body --- Medicine, Internal --- Surgery, Primitive --- Internal medicine --- Hormones --- Endocrinology .
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For medical practitioners at all stages of experience, diseases of the parathyroid glands are not easily deciphered. There are many subtleties to its pathology and diagnosis. Today, the wealth of new information from molecular medicine makes it very challenging for the individual practitioner to have a complete picture of these entities. Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands addresses these issues by offering a concise, user-friendly text that provides state-of-the-art background on bone and mineral physiology and its regulation and couples this to a variety of clinical topics of parathyroid gland pathology. Introductory chapters cover calcium regulation and parathyroid gland physiology, drawing upon many of the new aspects of glandular control mechanisms beyond the classical ones associated with calcium alone. The majority of the text covers clinical problems. Although most chapters address problems in adult medicine, three separate chapters are devoted to pediatric problems of hyper- and hypoparathyroidsm and parathormone resistance states. In addition, there are several chapters on less common but equally challenging problems such as parathyroid cancer, calciphylaxis, cystic lesions of the glands, and ectopic glandular disease. The final chapters detail the techniques of parathyroid gland imaging and surgical treatment. Practical and an invaluable addition to the literature, Diseases of the Parathyroid Glands is an indispensable reference for anyone interested in parathyroid disease.
Endocrinology. --- Medicine. --- Parathyroid glands -- Diseases. --- Thyroid gland. --- Parathyroid glands --- Endocrine Glands --- Endocrine System Diseases --- Endocrine System --- Diseases --- Anatomy --- Parathyroid Diseases --- Parathyroid Glands --- Medicine --- Health & Biological Sciences --- Clinical Endocrinology --- Diseases. --- Nephrology. --- Otolaryngologic surgery. --- Pathology. --- Medicine & Public Health. --- Head and Neck Surgery. --- Head --- Surgery. --- Disease (Pathology) --- Medical sciences --- Medicine, Preventive --- Internal medicine --- Kidneys --- Hormones --- Endocrinology . --- Operative otolaryngology --- Otolaryngologic surgery --- Surgery, Operative --- Surgery, Orificial
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