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Study: Parathyroidectomy shows no effect on kidney function in older adults with hyperparathyroidism
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Study: Parathyroidectomy shows no effect on kidney function in older adults with hyperparathyroidism

by American College of Physicians Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain An emulated randomized trial performed using observational data from more than 43,000 adults with primary hyperparathyroidism found that parathyroidectomy had no estimated effect on long-term kidney function in older adults when compared to observation. However, early parathyroidectomy may preserve kidney function in patients younger than 60 years...