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01-03-2011 | Letter
High prevalence of cholelithiasis in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective analysis of 120 cases
Authors:
Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Anil Bhansali, Viral N. Shah, A. Behera, M. Ravikiran, R. Santosh
Published in:
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology
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Issue 2/2011
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Excerpt
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) due to parathyroid adenoma is the most common cause of hypercalcemia, which is characterized by high parathyroid hormone (PTH) level despite elevated serum calcium levels [
1]. With the advent of autoanalyzer and serum calcium is a part of routine screening in West. The presentation of PHPT is asymptomatic and hence, attention has been diverted to the features like hypertension, mental changes, peptic ulcer disease and gallstone disease [
2,
3]. Few studies have shown the association of cholelithiasis with PHPT [
4,
5]. Hypercalcemia and elevated PTH have been implicated as a cause for cholelithiasis in patients with PHPT. …
