Hyperparathyroidism
Authors: FRANK A. RIDDICK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1962)

Article1 February 1962HyperparathyroidismAnalysis of Recent Experiences, Clinical Spectrum, and Diagnostic TestsFRANK A. RIDDICK JR., M.D., ERIC REISS, M.D.FRANK A. RIDDICK JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ERIC REISS, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-56-2-183 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptSince mandl performed the first parathyroidectomy in the treatment of osteitis fibrosa cystica a little more than a quarter of a century ago (1), clinical concepts of primary hyperparathyroidism have changed markedly. The frequency of renal calculi as a common complication of primary parathyroid hyperfunction was recognized early (2), and calculi continue to be the most important single clue arousing suspicion of hyperparathyroidism. 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RIDDICKJR., M.D.; ERIC REISS, M.D.Affiliations: St. Louis, MissouriFrom the Department of Medicine (Metabolism Division) and the Department of Preventive Medicine (Irene Walter Johnson Institute of Rehabilitation), Washington University School of Medicine, and the Medical Service of Barnes and Allied Hospitals, St. Louis, Mo.Supported by Grant OG-12, National Institutes of Health, United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Eric Reiss, M.D., Department of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, 600 South Kingshighway, St. Louis 10, Mo. 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