Journal article
RECURRENT SECONDARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM DUE TO IMPLANTED PARATHYROID TISSUE: A CASE REPORT
A Penington, B Ihle, V Billson, GJA Clunie
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery | Published : 1990
Abstract
Hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of chronic renal failure. Although many patients can be managed by conservative measures, surgery is sometimes necessary. One of two operations can be performed: subtotal parathyroidectomy or total pardthyroidectomy with reimplantation of pardthyroid tissue into muscle. A case is presented of a patient who underwent the first and then the second of these procedures for recurrent hyperparathyroidism. A further recurrence was found to be caused by the implanted parathyroid tissue in a forearm muscle, requiring a third procedure for control of the disorder. Copyright © 1990, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved