Medically reviewed by Isabel Casimiro, MD, PhD Hypoparathyroidism is a rare condition characterized by the diminished ...

Excess parathyroid hormone due to over activity of parathyroid glands, four pea-sized glands located at the back of thyroid gland. Symptoms include loss of appetite, increased thirst and urination ...

Through these incisions, small laparoscopic instruments (about the diameter of the pen) are passed under the skin and down to the thyroid or parathyroid. Standard laparoscopic techniques are then used ...

Calcitriol, a hormone that suppresses the transcription of the PTH gene in the parathyroid gland, also led to a downregulation of PTH serum levels in Gcm2-deficient mice. On the other hand ...

Parathyroid diseases are disorders of parathyroid gland function, resulting in abnormally high (primary hyperparathyroidism) or low (primary hypoparathyroidism) levels of calcium and parathyroid ...

Parathyroidectomy is surgery to remove one or more of the four parathyroid glands in the neck ... A thyroidectomy is surgery to take out your thyroid gland. This gland is shaped like a butterfly. It ...

The Hospital for Endocrine Surgery, the world's leading destination for thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal surgery, proudly announces that two of its esteemed surgeons, Dr. Jim Norman and Dr. Gary ...