GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AS A CLUE TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: A REVIEW OF 45 CASES
Authors: W T ST GOAR
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1957)

Article1 January 1957GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOMS AS A CLUE TO THE DIAGNOSIS OF PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: A REVIEW OF 45 CASESWALTER T. ST. GOAR, M.D.WALTER T. ST. GOAR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-46-1-102 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe gastrointestinal symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism have been noted repeatedly since the earliest clinical descriptions of the disease. The fourth confirmed case, reported by Boyd, Milgram and Stearns1in 1929, had periodic attacks of severe abdominal pain and vomiting occurring every three weeks for one year prior to parathyroidectomy, as well as constipation of five years' duration. These symptoms disappeared promptly after operation, and bowel function became normal. 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