Spontaneous Inflammation-Induced Remission of Parathyroid Tumour in Secondary Hyperparathyroidism

Ultrasonography of the parathyroid glands as an aid in differentiation of acute and chronic renal failure in dogs

“…In humans, it is known that hyperplasia of the parathyroid glands in CRF is a gradual process and does not affect all glands simultaneously. 9,10 In 1 report, 9 the number of abnormal parathyroid glands was strongly correlated with the duration of hemodialysis. In addition, the echogenic pattern of the gradually enlarging parathyroid gland in humans changes so that it is more easily detectable ultrasonographically.…”

“…Furthermore, some parathyroid glands may have had a high lipid content, which would decrease detection by use of ultrasonography. 9 However, we believe that the most likely explanation for our inability to image all parathyroid glands was that some glands were too small. This is supported by the positive correlation between body weight and size of the parathyroid glands and the observation that the likelihood of detecting 4 parathyroid glands increased with an increase in body weight.…”