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Parathyroidectomy in Dialysis Patients with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: Long-Term Biochemical Outcomes and Preoperative Imaging Performance

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Doctors looked at what happens after surgery to remove overactive parathyroid glands in people on dialysis. Those glands go into overdrive when kidneys fail, which pulls calcium out of the bones. The study followed blood test results for years afterward and checked how well pre-surgery scans found the glands. It looks back at patient records rather than testing the surgery against another option, so it shows a pattern, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Ayşe Şeker Koçkara (Bursa Technical University) · Can Hüzmeli (GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi) · Ercan Kadioglu (GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi) · Naime Meriç Konar (Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University)

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-04
https://doi.org/10.3390/endocrines7030054