Hyperparathyroidism -10 Years experience

ABSTRACT

A study of 9 patients of Hyperparathyroidism over a period of 10 years is presented. The mean age of the patients was 35 years. Six of them were female, four patients presented with renal calculi, 3 with pathological fractures and two with grey tumour. Seven cases were of single adenoma and two were of hyperplasia. Parathyroid III was the more common site. The parathyroid adenoma was found in the tissue of right lobe of thyroid gland in one case. Meticulous dissection and bloodless field are keys to success. Inferior thyroid arteries should be followed to their ramification on thyroid for identification of parathyroid gland