Patient Education Library
Parathyroid Adenoma: The Most Common Cause of Hyperparathyroidism
In roughly 85% of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, the cause is a single small benign tumor growing on one of the four…
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Parathyroid Surgery: What to Expect Before, During, and After
Parathyroid surgery has a cure rate exceeding 95% and most patients go home the same day. For a disease that affects quality of life as…
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Do You Need Parathyroid Surgery? Who Should Get an Operation and When
Surgery is the only cure for primary hyperparathyroidism. But not every patient with the diagnosis needs to rush to the operating room…
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Secondary Hyperparathyroidism: How Kidney Disease Affects the Glands and Calcium
Not every patient with a high PTH has a parathyroid adenoma. In secondary hyperparathyroidism, the parathyroid glands are doing exactly…
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What Are the Parathyroid Glands? Understanding Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Most patients have never heard of the parathyroid glands before a doctor tells them something is wrong with one. They are not the thyroid.
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Your Thyroid Biopsy Results Explained: A Patient Guide to the Bethesda System
You had the biopsy. You waited several days. And now the result has arrived containing a word or Roman numeral that means nothing to you.…
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Central Neck Lymph Node Dissection: What It Is, When It Is Done, and What the Added Risks Mean
When thyroid cancer surgery extends beyond the thyroid gland, it may involve nearby lymph nodes. Understanding when and how these lymph…
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Completion Thyroidectomy: When the First Surgery Needs a Second Step
“Completion thyroidectomy” is a procedure some patients may encounter after their initial thyroid surgery, yet most have never heard the…
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Cystic Thyroid Nodules: What They Are and How They Are Treated
Fluid-filled thyroid nodules are among the most common and most treatable findings in thyroid care, and most patients who have one will…
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