Surgery of the thyroid and parathyroid glands is most challenging, even to expert surgeons. These relatively small structures located in the neck are in contact with each other and share certain ...

UAB Department of Surgery Fay Fletcher Kerner Chair Herbert Chen, M.D., has been featured by UAB MedCast to explain the signs, symptoms, and potential complications of parathyroid disease. Chen ...

Ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenomas are uncommon. Here, we report the successful thoracoscopic removal of a mediastinal parathyroid adenoma from a patient with hypercalcemia. A 58-year-old female ...

Dear Dr. Donohue: Recently my doctor referred me to an ENT doctor because my calcium was elevated and so was my parathyroid hormone. The ENT doctor ordered a 24-hour urine test and found elevated ...

Background A 54-year-old man presented to the emergency department of his local hospital with a 1-year history of fatigue, weight loss, and constipation. He had abused alcohol for many years, and his ...