Hyperparathyroidism in patients over 75: Clinical characteristics and outcome. Is conservative treatment a safe alternative?

Objective With the current aging of the world's population, primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is increasingly detected in the elderly. Yet data on the presentation and outcome of PHPT in this group are scarce. The objective was to describe a cohort of patients aged 75 years or more with PHPT observed in our endocrine clinic. Study design A retrospective analysis of medical records in an endocrine clinic at a tertiary hospital. We evaluated 182...