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Recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism due to implanted parathyroid tissue: a case report
A Penington1, B Ihle, V Billson
1Department of General Surgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victoria.
The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
|October 1, 1990
Abstract:
Hyperparathyroidism is a common complication of chronic renal failure. Although many patients can be managed by conservative measures, surgery is sometimes necessary. One of two operations can be performed: subtotal parathyroidectomy or total parathyroidectomy with reimplantation of parathyroid tissue into muscle. A case is presented of a patient who underwent the first and then the second of these procedures for recurrent hyperparathyroidism. A further recurrence was found to be caused by the implanted parathyroid tissue in a forearm muscle, requiring a third procedure for control of the disorder.