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The relationship between primary hyperparathyroidism and diabetes mellitus

M P Bannon1, J A van Heerden, P J Palumbo

  • 1Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905.

Annals of Surgery
|April 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Parathyroidectomy does not significantly reduce insulin needs in diabetic patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. This suggests that type II diabetes should not be an additional reason for parathyroid surgery.

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