Renal Crises Following the Extirpation of Parathyroid Adenomata

Pluriglandular Syndrome

“…T h ese a u th o rs o b ta in e d a sy ste m a tic h y p e rp la sia o f th e p a ra th y ro id g lan d s in dogs an d ra ts b y th e a d m in istra tio n o f an ex tr a c t o f th e a n te rio r lobe o f th e p itu ita ry gland. H ertz and Kranes [25] an d Tornblom [26] also re p o rte d an increase in size an d w eight o f th e p a ra th y ro id s in an im als tre a te d w ith a n te rio r p itu ita ry e x tra c t.…”

“…N u m ero u s stu d ie s in an im als given a n te rio r p itu ita ry e x tra c t, have described an increase in th e size a n d w eight of th e p a ra th y ro id g lan d s" [13,25,26]. T h e p a rtic u la r in te re s t in th ese cases cen ters a b o u t th e fa c t t h a t th e p a ra th y ro id a n d p itu ita ry glands seem to be intim atelyre la te d in p ro d u cin g g a stro in te stin a l lesions, w hereas islet-cell tu m o rs are in d e p e n d e n tly an d solely in c rim in a te d in pro d u cin g p ep tic ulcers (Z ollinger-E llison sy ndrom e) [15,27].…”

Renal Failure after Surgery for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Is Acute Reduction of Parathyroid Function a Risk Factor?

“… 7 In fact, some cases of decreased kidney function after parathyroidectomy can be found in the literature. 8 , 9 …”