Abnormally enlarged parathyroid glands can be unexpectedly detected during surgery for an unrelated condition and occur without preoperative symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism. Detection of such ...

The parathyroid glands are four small glands located in the neck. They regulate the amount of calcium in the blood. If the glands are over-functioning, an individual may need surgery to remove one or ...

Patient-derived parathyroid organoids (PTOs) could pave the way for future physiology studies and drug-screening applications, as shown in a study published on October 27 in the journal Stem Cell ...

CURRENT enthusiasm for transplantation of the parathyroid gland brings to mind Homans's 1 statement that "in surgery as in every other art, fundamental matters are perennially being discovered, ...