When there will never be a randomized controlled trial. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • There are many unanswered questions about how to manage secondary hyperparathyroidism and associated alterations in mineral metabolism in patients with end-stage renal disease. We provide commentary on an observational study by Komaba et al. that presents interesting new insights into the long-standing controversy related to the impact of parathyroidectomy on survival of hemodialysis patients.

publication date

  • August 1, 2015

Research

keywords

  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic
  • Parathyroidectomy

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC5505498

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84938527226

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1038/ki.2015.123

PubMed ID

  • 26230199

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 88

issue

  • 2