Sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism in young individuals: different disease and treatment?
Despite male predominance and few differences in symptoms, SPHPT is a similar disease entity in both younger and older individuals. Patients from both age groups can be similarly treated for SPHPT with a high rate of operative success. Routine BNE and subtotal parathyroidectomy is not necessary in younger individuals.
At heart rates of more than 65 beats per minute, use of two-segment reconstruction improves image quality at multidetector CT coronary angiography but does not significantly affect overall diagnostic accuracy compared with single-segment reconstruction.