The British journal of surgery · 2000
Role of surgery in mild primary hyperparathyroidism in the elderly.
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Roche N A, Young A E
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BACKGROUND: The appropriate management of elderly patients with mild hyperparathyroidism is the subject of much debate.
METHODS: A Medline literature search was conducted using the keywords 'hyperparathyroidism', 'asymptomatic' and 'elderly'. The references of the primary sources were examined for further citations. Personally collected cullings from journals and abstracts from journals were used as an additional source of data.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: No prospective randomized controlled trial comparing parathyroidectomy with conservative management for patients with mild or asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism has been published. There are a number of longitudinal studies that attempt to characterize the natural history of hyperparathyroidism, but most do not stratify patients according to age when assessing outcome. None the less, it is clear that elderly patients present with a different spectrum of problems, particularly indistinct neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal symptoms, and these are likely to be improved by surgery. The evidence allows the conclusion that the truly asymptomatic elderly patient can be successfully managed conservatively; there is a good prospect of benefit from surgery for those with symptomatic disease, and such patients should not be denied an operative option.
METHODS: A Medline literature search was conducted using the keywords 'hyperparathyroidism', 'asymptomatic' and 'elderly'. The references of the primary sources were examined for further citations. Personally collected cullings from journals and abstracts from journals were used as an additional source of data.
RESULTS AND CONCLUSION: No prospective randomized controlled trial comparing parathyroidectomy with conservative management for patients with mild or asymptomatic hyperparathyroidism has been published. There are a number of longitudinal studies that attempt to characterize the natural history of hyperparathyroidism, but most do not stratify patients according to age when assessing outcome. None the less, it is clear that elderly patients present with a different spectrum of problems, particularly indistinct neuropsychiatric and musculoskeletal symptoms, and these are likely to be improved by surgery. The evidence allows the conclusion that the truly asymptomatic elderly patient can be successfully managed conservatively; there is a good prospect of benefit from surgery for those with symptomatic disease, and such patients should not be denied an operative option.