The impact of minimally invasive parathyroidectomy on the way endocrinologists treat primary hyperparathyroidism

Minimally-invasive parathyroidectomy (MIP) appears to be changing preoperative treatment and referral patterns for sporadic, nonfamilial, non-multiple endocrine neoplasia, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT).The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists membership was surveyed by mail (n=1406 members) regarding physician practices and surgical referral patterns for PHPT.Seven hundred eighty-eight respondents (56%) practiced 17.0+/-0.4...