JAMA Internal Medicine: Endocrine Surgery- adrenal, thyroid, parathyroid, pancreas Topic Collection http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:46:28 GMT Silverchair editor@archinte.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archinte.jamanetwork.com Rapid Improvement of Osteoporosis Following Parathyroidectomy in a Premenopausal Woman With Acute Primary Hyperparathyroidism http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=485072 Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:00:00 GMT Tritos NA, Hartzband P. <span class="paragraphSection">We describe a premenopausal white woman with symptomatic acute primary hyperparathyroidism and marked osteoporosis. After undergoing a parathyroidectomy, the patient experienced not only rapid symptomatic relief, but also marked improvement in bone mineral density, which increased by 25% in the hip and by 22% in the lumbar spine 1 year after the surgery. Acute primary hyperparathyroidism should be considered in any patient with severe symptomatic hypercalcemia. Appropriate treatment with early parathyroidectomy can result in significant and rapid improvement in bone mineral density.</span> 159 13 1495 1498 10.1001/archinte.159.13.1495 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=485072