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ReviewThe Medical journal of Australia2026

Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Adults: Recent Developments in Diagnosis and Management.

Elizabeth Wootton, Sunita M C De Sousa, Richard L Prince, Donald S A McLeod, David A Pattison, Mathis Grossmann

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Review in The Medical journal of Australia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Elizabeth WoottonRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2869-1918
Sunita M C De SousaRoyal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0127-6482
Richard L PrinceSir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.
Donald S A McLeodRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
David A PattisonRoyal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Mathis GrossmannUniversity of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8261-3457

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary hyperparathyroidism has a prevalence of around 1% in the general population. Diagnosis requires biochemical testing of serum (for calcium and parathyroid hormone) and urine (for calcium excretion), as well as wider screening for complications including osteoporosis, renal disease, abdominal symptoms and neuropsychiatric disturbance. In selected individuals, genetic testing is a key consideration because up to 10% have hereditary primary hyperparathyroidism. Surgery is curative, with a minimally invasive approach preferred after identifying the abnormal parathyroid glands on preoperative imaging. Uncertainty surrounds the diagnosis of non-classical manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism, preoperative imaging algorithms and management pathways in normocalcaemic primary hyperparathyroidism.

Indexed as

Hyperparathyroidism, PrimaryAdultCalciumHumansParathyroidectomyParathyroid HormoneCalciumParathyroid Hormonecalcium disordersendocrinologyhyperparathyroidismparathyroid diseases

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PMID42132449
PMCPMC13174916

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