Overview
First textbook to be devoted entirely to hypoparathyroidism
Provides essential, up-to-date information on the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of hypoparathyroidism
Covers a wide range of hypoparathyroid disorders Discusses novel replacement therapy with PTH 1-34 and 1-84
Includes a chapter on surgical hypoparathyroidism
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (38 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Anatomy and Physiology of the Parathyroid Glands
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Conditions of Hypoparathyroidism
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About this book
Hypoparathyroidism, a condition in which insufficient parathyroid hormone (PTH) is produced to maintain normocalcemia is associated with a variety of acute and chronic symptoms and complications due to hypocalcemia. Replacement therapy utilizing PTH has long been awaited, and this book is new and very timely as it coincides with the  publication of results on the role of the PTH molecule in the pharmacological management of this disorder. This advance is sparking renewed interest in hypoparathyroidism, which is attributable to neck surgery in most cases and to inherited disorders in a minority.
Hypoparathyroidism has been written by acknowledged experts in the field and provides essential, up-to-date information on the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the condition. It opens by addressing in detail the anatomy and physiology of the parathyroids and describing the epidemiology and clinical presentation of hypoparathyroidism. The full range of hypoparathyroid disorders are then discussed, including the various genetic forms, postoperative hypoparathyroidism, and other forms of acquired hypoparathyroidism. Individual chapters focus on refractory disease, the impact of the condition on bone, and the management of acute hypocalcemia. Both conventional treatment for hypoparathyroidism and the novel replacement therapy with PTH Â peptides are then thoroughly examined. Pseudohypoparathyroidism is also extensively discussed, with information on the various forms, differential diagnosis, and genetic testing. This book will be of interest to all endocrinologists, and also to surgeons and internal medicine physicians.
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Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hypoparathyroidism
Editors: Maria Luisa Brandi, Edward Meigs Brown
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5376-2
Publisher: Springer Milano
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Italia 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5375-5Published: 05 March 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-88-470-5865-1Published: 12 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-88-470-5376-2Published: 24 February 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 429
Number of Illustrations: 30 b/w illustrations, 37 illustrations in colour
Topics: Endocrinology, Surgery, Internal Medicine, Human Physiology