Handbook of Parathyroid Diseases

<p>Preface.- Foreward.- Mechanisms Underlying Extracellular Calcium Homeostasis.- Preoperative Parathyroid Imaging For the Endocrine Surgeon.- Primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism Testing and Assays.- Symptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism Medical therapy.- Surgical Management of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Primary Hyperparathyroidism - Asymptomatic Medical Management.- Surgical Management of Asymptomatic Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Nonclassic, Extraskeletal Manifestations of Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Brief Review and Possible Mechanisms.- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism.- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism – Surgical.- Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism Part I: Pathogenesis, Clinical Features and Medical Management.- Surgical Treatment Of Persistent Hyperparathyroidism After Renal Transplantation.- Bone Density and Fracture Risk in Primary Hyperparathyroidism.-Genetic aspects of Hereditary Hyperparathyroidism.- Hypoparathyroidism and Hypocalcemic states.- Molecular Pathogenesis of Primary Hyperparathyroidism.- Cost-effectiveness of Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism.</p>