Total Parathyroidectomy Under Local Anaesthesia for Renal Hyperparathyroidism

Renal hyperparathyroidism with attendant osteodystrophy is a frequent and severe morbidity affecting the quality of life of end stage renal failure patients surviving on long-term renal replacement therapy. A small subgroup of these patients with severe cardiorespiratory dysfunction was deemed at ve...

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Main Authors: Y.T. Cheong, N.A. Taib, K. Normayah, A.N. Hisham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
LA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1015958409600099