[Surgical treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism].

The authors report their experience with treatment of primary hyperparathyroidism in a series of 1496 patients (September 1991). The clinical profile of the disease has changed in the past few years, incomplete or even asymptomatic forms of the disease are now more common. The results of treatment have considerably improved (99% cure rate), progress is essentially due to two factors: surgeons have gained in experience and diagnostic errors have disappeared thanks to the reliability of laboratory tests and hormone level determination.